The Federal government is set to open a portal for the registration of unemployed Nigerians, in fulfillment of this administrations promise to reduce unemployment.

The Deputy Director, Information & Public Relations, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Edmund Onwuliri, made this known in a statement. Onwuliri said the portal will serve as a job exchange platform that will link job seekers and employers.

According to him, the portal is in fulfillment of this administrations promise to reduce unemployment in the country.

He said: “The online portal which goes live today Wednesday April 5, 2017, is designed to capture the relevant details of any unemployed person. It will equally serve as a job exchange portal that will link job seekers and employers.

There will be a practical demonstration of the workings of the portal at the NDE stand at the on-going 28th edition of the Enugu International Trade on Thursday April 6, 2017.

This initiative is seen as a bold step towards deepening the effectiveness of its employment creation strategies and a critical input into the process of designing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes and schemes.