Confab: NANS calls for monthly allowance for unemployed graduates

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) said on Monday it would push for passage of the bill mandating the Federal Government to pay monthly allowance to unemployed graduates.
Gbadebo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that the allowance would cushion the hardship faced by the graduates, adding that unemployment was largely responsible for the insecurity in the country.
Gbadebo, who is representing the students at the conference, said crime would reduce in Nigeria once job opportunities became available.
``Tertiary institutions are churning out thousands of graduates every year without the necessary atmosphere to gainfully get them employed.
 ``We will also be discussing the issue of employment in the conference.
``We are going to revisit that bill that was unwholesomely thrown out by the National Assembly, the bill that recommends that every graduate of every tertiary institution must be paid a particular stipend every month by government.