The World Bank’s 2019 Nigeria overview reported unemployment of 23% in 2018, with another 20% of the labour force underemployed, and warned that without significant structural reforms, growth would stay around 2% — slower than population growth, meaning living standards would worsen.
It pointed to a weak macroeconomic framework, persistent inflation, multiple exchange-rate windows and rising public debt. Informed citizens need to know these numbers — and ask their representatives what they are doing about them.