{"id":609,"date":"2013-04-26T19:11:30","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T19:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=609"},"modified":"2013-04-26T19:11:30","modified_gmt":"2013-04-26T19:11:30","slug":"tears-national-security-under-threat40million-youths-unemployed-80-graduates-unemployable-nigeria-borrows-600m-from-china-bank-why-nigerians-spend-n78bn-annually-abroad-for-medical-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/tears-national-security-under-threat40million-youths-unemployed-80-graduates-unemployable-nigeria-borrows-600m-from-china-bank-why-nigerians-spend-n78bn-annually-abroad-for-medical-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Tears!  National Security under Threat\u202640million Youths Unemployed, 80% Graduates Unemployable  *Nigeria borrows $600m from China Bank *Why Nigerians Spend N78bn Annually abroad for Medical  *5,000 Nigerians travel Overseas Daily *Lecturers\u2019 Salary in US\/Canada\/UK\/Australia is  $250,000(highest),  $82, 285(lowest) annually *Nigerian Varsities earn yearly N1,222,750.96-N1,444,535,04(Lecturer I), while Lecturer II collects N897,501-N1,074,314.04 *Watch our Youtube video of a married Nigerian lecturer caught in illicit sex-for-mark with a female undergraduate *Robert McNamara  a former United States Secretary of Defence: \u201cAny society that seeks to achieve adequate military security against the background of acute food shortages, population explosion, low level of productivity and per capital income, low technological development, inadequate and sufficient public utilities and chronic problem of unemployment, has a false sense of security\u2019\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Tears! \u00a0<\/b><b>National Security under Threat<\/b><b>\u2026<\/b><b>40million Youths Unemployed, 80% Graduates Unemployable<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Nigeria borrows $600m from China Bank<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Why Nigerians Spend N78bn Annually abroad for Medical<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>\u00a05,000 Nigerians travel Overseas Daily<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Lecturers\u2019 Salary in US\/Canada\/UK\/Australia is \u00a0$250,000(highest),\u00a0 $82, 285(lowest) annually<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Nigerian Varsities earn yearly N1,222,750.96-N1,444,535,04(Lecturer I), while Lecturer II collects N897,501-N1,074,314.04<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Watch our Youtube video of a married Nigerian lecturer caught in illicit sex-for-mark with a female undergraduate<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Robert McNamara \u00a0a former United States Secretary of Defence:<\/b><b> \u201cAny society that seeks to achieve adequate military security against the background of acute food shortages, population explosion, low level of productivity and per capital income, low technological development, inadequate and sufficient public utilities and chronic problem of unemployment, has a false sense of security\u2019\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/crying-man2b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-610\" alt=\"crying-man2b\" src=\"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/crying-man2b-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/b><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>BY LOVETH EMEKA\/<i>REPORTER<\/i> (NIGERIA) &amp; TINA STEPHEN, <i>REPORTER<\/i>, CHIGAGO, UNITED STATES<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>CERTAINLY, <\/b>you are right to say going by the indices of insecurity in Nigeria and gradual failing intelligence policies which has led to so much fear, apprehension and tension in the polity, the country\u2019s national security is presently under a serious threat. The success or failure of any government is predicated upon the nation\u2019s national security in concert with intelligence policies. National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the nation-state through the use of economic, military and political solutions. Greatly affecting Nigeria now is the continual attack on Nigeria by Boko Haram, a notorious Islamic militant group, Kidnapping-being another form of terrorism, armed robbery and lawlessness. Regrettably, 40million Unemployed youths and 80% graduates unemployable in Nigerian job market are twin problems that must be dealt with by the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. In the words of Robert McNamara a former United States Secretary of Defence, he reported said: \u201cAny society that seeks to achieve adequate military security against the background of acute food shortages, population explosion, low level of productivity and per capital income, low technological development, inadequate and sufficient public utilities and chronic problem of unemployment, has a false sense of security.\u2019\u2019<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>National Security threat<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Naija Standard<\/i><\/b> reportedly gathered that National Security Agency (NSA) saddled with the stable national security of the nation through the National Security Adviser ought to have clear and achievable objectives on how to keep this country safe. More worrisome is the fact that 40million youths are unemployed and 80% graduates from Nigerian universities are unemployable in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p><b>Intelligence Coordination<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Our Correspondents expect effort to be made by the NSA to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), State Security Service (SSS), Nigeria Police Force (NPF), and Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) through the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to coordinate the efforts of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), Directorate of Naval Intelligence Agency (DNIA), and the Directorate of Airforce Intelligence (DAI) in prompt intelligence gathering, crime monitoring, forensic analyzing and \u2018security-radar\u2019 of \u2018criminal suspects, terrorists and hoodlums\u2019 in the society.<\/p>\n<p>There should not be any quarrel among security agencies in \u2018Intelligence Sharing, Coordination and Implementation.\u2019 Expectedly, any and all information gathered that may be considered a threat to the stability of the country, be it from afar or within, should be shared with NSA for passage to the proper agency authorized to checkmate such insurgency.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unresolved Security Threats<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Naija Standard<\/i><\/b> learnt that such assumptions do not shape the current National Defence Policy (NDP). The NDP recognizes that potential threats exist arising primarily from unresolved geopolitical issues. One of such unresolved issues is Nigeria\u2019s extensive [about 4900km] and largely un-demarcated borders with the four contiguous countries of Republics of Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameron. Nigeria will\u00a0<a title=\"Click to Continue &gt; by Discount Buddy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/military\/world\/nigeria\/policy.htm\">continue<\/a>\u00a0to experience border violations as long as these borders are not properly defined, demarcated and protected. Also seeing as an external threats from the contiguous countries are the social dislocations that might emanate from internal upheavals. Nigeria\u2019s military strategic requirements are to be able to fight on two fronts and participated in Peace Operations overseas.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0Crisis of Unemployed Youths &amp; Graduates Unemployable<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Investigation by <b><i>Naija Standard<\/i><\/b> showed that there are<b> <\/b>40 million Nigerian youths unemployed, while 80% Nigerian\u00a0<a title=\"Click to Continue &gt; by Discount Buddy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nairaland.com\/239070\/40-million-nigerian-youths-unemployed\">graduates<\/a> are\u00a0unemployable.<\/p>\n<p>A source in the Ministry of Labor reportedly told <b><i>Naija Standard<\/i><\/b> that \u201cThe figure World Bank gave was that we have about 40 million [unemployed] youths between 18 and 25 years. The figure is not even captured by unemployment index because they are not\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nairaland.com\/239070\/40-million-nigerian-youths-unemployed\">looking for jobs<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nairaland.com\/239070\/40-million-nigerian-youths-unemployed\">the jobs<\/a>\u00a0are not there. However, we are doing whatever we can do to attack and address this huge problem.\u201d <b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>His words: \u201cUnemployment has assumed a different and worrisome dimension in view of the effects of the current global financial and economic crisis on the people, especially in terms of job losses and the creation of new ones for the ever-growing populace.\u00a0Nigeria, no doubt, is not an exception and, indeed, has been classified by the World Bank Report on \u201cThe Global Economic Crisis: Assessing Vulnerability with a Poverty Lens\u2019 as a nation with exposure to poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>N78bn on Medical Treatment Abroad<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Naija Standard<\/i><\/b> further learnt that over 5,000 Nigerians travel abroad to spend a huge sum of N78billion yearly on medical treatment. Confirming this Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, Nigeria&#8217;s Minister of Health said: \u201cOver 5,000 Nigerians\u00a0<a title=\"Click to Continue &gt; by Discount Buddy\" href=\"http:\/\/simonateba.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/nigerians-spend-n78-billion-for-medical.html\">travel abroad<\/a>\u00a0monthly for medical attention and\u00a0ship to foreign lands at least N78 billion\u00a0yearly for the purpose.\u201d<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Nigeria borrowed $600m from China to build railway line<\/b><\/p>\n<p>At this time of precarious national \u00a0\u00a0security threat, Nigeria signed a deal from China government to\u00a0borrow\u00a0$600\u00a0million\u00a0from\u00a0China&#8217;s\u00a0Export-import\u00a0Bank, most of which will be used to build a\u00a0railway\u00a0servicing\u00a0the\u00a0capital\u00a0Abuja\u00a0and\u00a0surrounding\u00a0areas.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s finance ministry said \u201cThe\u00a0Abuja\u00a0railway,\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0being\u00a0built\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0State owned\u00a0China\u00a0Civil\u00a0Engineering\u00a0ConstructionCorp,\u00a0will\u00a0cost\u00a0$500\u00a0million\u00a0and\u00a0is\u00a0due\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0completed\u00a0by\u00a02015.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0further\u00a0$100\u00a0million\u00a0of\u00a0debt\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0used\u00a0for\u00a0Nigeria&#8217;s\u00a0Galaxy\u00a0Backbone\u00a0project,\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0to improving\u00a0security\u00a0and\u00a0giving\u00a0young\u00a0people\u00a0better\u00a0<a title=\"Click to Continue &gt; by Discount Buddy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/business\/2012-09\/13\/content_15755699.htm\">access<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0technology.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0strand\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0new\u00a0railway\u00a0will\u00a0link\u00a0Abuja\u00a0city\u00a0center\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0international\u00a0airport\u00a0and\u00a0the other\u00a0plans\u00a0to\u00a0connect\u00a0surrounding\u00a0commuter\u00a0regions\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0capital.\u00a0Roads\u00a0around\u00a0thecapital\u00a0are\u00a0poorly\u00a0maintained,\u00a0congested\u00a0and\u00a0dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian\u00a0Finance\u00a0Minister\u00a0Ngozi\u00a0Okonjo said at the signing agreement with China Eximbank in Beijing that: \u201cThe light rail in Abuja will improve transportation for all residents, especially the working class.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>5, 000 Nigerians travel abroad daily<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Naija Standard <\/i><\/b>was shocked to have learnt that due to the declining economic hardship and insecurity in Nigeria, 5,000 Nigerians leave the shores of Nigeria daily for Europe or America in search of greener pastures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Lecturers\u2019 Abroad Annual Salary<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Recent revelation and statistics have shown that education in the United States influence on income height. For lecturers in United States, Canada, United Kingdom (UK) and Australia, an average salary for the least paid\u00a0Bachelor\u2019s degree\u00a0educated is\u00a025,000 United States Dollars (USD). Average income for the most paid\u00a0Doctorate degree\u00a0educated is\u00a0160,000 USD. The difference\u00a0between the least\/most paid, depends on education is\u00a0135,000 USD. Average salary for the least paid\u00a02-4 years<b> <\/b>experienced lecturer is\u00a025,000 USD. An average income for the most paid\u00a08-12 years\u00a0experienced is\u00a0127,333 USD. The\u00a0difference<b> <\/b>between the least\/most paid depends on years of experiences, is\u00a0102,333 USD. Lecturers\u2019 Salary in US\/Canada\/UK\/Australia is $250,000(highest), $82, 285(lowest) annually<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Varsities earn yearly N1, 222,750.96-N1, 444, 535, 04(Lecturer I), while Lecturer II collects N897, 501-N1, 074,314.04<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tears! \u00a0National Security under Threat\u202640million Youths Unemployed, 80% Graduates Unemployable Nigeria borrows $600m from China Bank Why Nigerians Spend N78bn Annually abroad for Medical \u00a05,000 Nigerians travel Overseas Daily Lecturers\u2019 Salary in US\/Canada\/UK\/Australia is \u00a0$250,000(highest),\u00a0 $82, 285(lowest) annually Nigerian Varsities earn yearly N1,222,750.96-N1,444,535,04(Lecturer I), while Lecturer II collects N897,501-N1,074,314.04 Watch our Youtube video of a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-609","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nigeria"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}