Gombe launches unemployment registration portal for graduates

In an effort to fulfil his campaign promise to tackle the problem of youth unemployment, create jobs and harness the vast potentials of our youth towards productive activities, His Excellency Governor Muhammadu Yahya has approved the launching of graduate unemployment registration portal.

The aim of this exercise to generate accurate data on the extent, nature, patterns and spread of youth unemployment in the State. His Excellency believes that obtaining accurate data on this problem is fundamental to his drive to reducing youth unemployment and delivering inclusive growth for all.

Through the portal, the government will be able to know all indigenes of the State who have bachelor’s and postgraduate degrees or their equivalents but were unable to secure jobs to fend for themselves and their families.

By registering in the portal, you will help your government to:

• Set realistic and achievable job creation targets and measure progress towards them

• Make informed decisions on skills acquisition and enhance your employability in your chosen career

• Design effective self-employment and entrepreneurship programmes for our graduates

• Track how indigenes fare compared to their counterparts from other states in filling existing vacancies at the national level

• Take drastic decisions to ensure equality and equity in job creation and increase the chances of women and disadvantaged groups to gain employment

• Strengthen cooperation between the government of Gombe State and potential employers at State and national level (private and public) to ensure gainful employment of qualified indigenes of the State

• Draw the attention of qualified indigenes of the State to existing vacancies and facilitate their employment, where possible, in line with the Federal Character principle

Who is eligible?

To register, you must fulfil the following criteria:

1) Be a bona fide indigene of Gombe State by law

2) Have graduated from a recognised institution with at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent

3) Have completed the mandatory national service and obtained an NYSC discharge certificate or exemption letter

4) Be presently unemployed and looking for a job

How to register

1) From October 2nd, 2020 onwards, go to the official website of the State Government: gombestate.gov.ng

2) Go to the menu PORTALS and click on UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES REGISTRATION

3) Use your email to create an account and follow subsequent instructions to register

4) You will need an authentic means of identification (eg national ID, international passport, driver’s licence, or voter’s card) to create an account

5) You will also need your NYSC discharge certificate or exemption letter number to complete the registration

6) Upon successful registration, you will receive an email notification of successful registration

7) You are advised to print your confirmation slip for future reference and correspondence

Disclaimer

Note that a successful registration with the government is not a guarantee of securing employment with the Gombe State Government.

Please note that registration is free for all eligible indigenes and no fee is required.

Confidentiality

Be assured that the information you provided in the portal will be used by the government only for job creation policy formulation and implementation.

Should you have any issues registering or questions regarding this exercise, please do not hesitate to contact us via the following email: dgresearch@gmsg.ng