The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has
attributed the menace of crude oil theft to the worsening unemployment
situation in the country.
Ngige said this while declaring open the 8th Meeting of the
National Employment Council on Friday in Abuja.
The Head, Press and Public Relations, Mr Olajide Oshundun,
quoted the minister as saying this in Ngige, who is the chairman of the
council, said that oil theft has made Nigeria become a mendicant nation,
resorting to begging for survival.
According to him, this menace has hampered the efforts of
the federal government towards creating jobs for the country’s teeming youthful
population.