UNESCO and GIZ Back Nigeria’s New National Framework for Career Guidance and Counselling
UNESCO and GIZ held a validation workshop in Abuja for Nigeria’s new National Framework for Career Guidance and Counselling. Here’s what the framework is about and what it means for students and job seekers. URL slug:…
How to Answer the 20 Most Common Job Interview Questions in Nigeria
Last updated: August 5, 2026 The first time I walked into a job interview in Lagos, I was wearing a borrowed tie and had rehearsed exactly zero answers. I thought being smart was enough. I thought they would see my second-class upper degree and feel…
How to Write a Professional CV in Nigeria That Gets You Hired in 2026
Last updated: August 5, 2026 The first CV I ever submitted. I had typed it in Microsoft Word, used four different fonts, put my passport photo smack in the middle of the page, and listed “watching movies” as one of my hobbies. I was so proud…
LinkedIn for Nigerians: How to Set Up a Profile That Attracts Recruiters
Last updated: August 5, 2026 The first time I opened LinkedIn properly, I almost closed it again. That was sometime after NYSC. I was in my room, tired, frustrated, and already annoyed from checking job boards that felt like dead ends. I had sent…
How to Switch Careers in Nigeria Without Starting From Zero
Last updated: August 5, 2026 My friend Rotimi studied Mechanical Engineering at LAUTECH. Five years after graduation, he was working at a fabrication workshop in Ogbomoso, earning N45,000 a month, fixing generator parts. He was good at his job. He also…
What Nigerian Employers Actually Look at in a CV – HR Managers Speak Out
Nigerian HR managers often scan CVs in seconds. Learn the real factors that influence shortlisting and how to improve your CV today.
Courses That Were Hot in 2020 That Are Now Dying in the Job Market – Switch Now
Some once-popular courses now struggle because the market changed. Secretarial studies, old media, traditional finance, and theory-only degrees need skill upgrades. Don’t start over—add modern skills and reposition yourself now.
Legit Online Jobs Nigerians Can Start With Zero Capital
Last updated: August 5, 2026 Let’s rewind back when it all begins, in 2018, I had ₦0 in my savings account, a borrowed laptop, and too much shy to ask my parents for another dime, although which they might not have. I had just finished serving,…
How to Transition from University to the Workforce: A Graduate Guide
Last updated: August 5, 2026 The Day My Certificate Stopped Feeling Like a Trophy Welcome to the blog guys! I remember sitting in my room in Minna, Niger State three months after NYSC staring at my university certificate in its plastic sleeve. I had a…
Why Your Degree Is Not Enough: The Real Truth About Soft Skills in the African Job Market
Last updated: August 5, 2026 Let me recall a time i was sitting in a room with 11 other candidates at a logistics company in Abuja, back in 2019. We had all passed the aptitude test. We all had degrees. Two of us even had second class upper. But by the…