It’s a well-known fact at this point that Nigeria is a big country blessed with natural resources. However, asides the population of over 215 million that is the telltale of a promising market, Nigeria is known for something else embedded in this population – talented individuals.
Whenever the conversation changes to the topic of skills, ‘Nigeria’ is most likely to come up in the conversation. Skills are the core of the (small and medium) businesses which makes up the informal sector that accounts for 65% of Nigeria’s GDP, and 80.4% of employment. Skills (via the informal sector) are in fact a major component that has been bolstering Nigeria’s economic resilience despite the state of the economy over the years.
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