The federal government of Nigeria on Tuesday officially launched the Labour Employment and Empowerment Programme (LEEP), targeting 2.5 million job creation in two years.

Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, officially launched the LEEP at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, giving more insights on the program.

This was disclosed in a statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of the Vice President) on 15th April 2025.

Nairametrics previously reported that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his Independence Day speech on October 1, 2024, revealed that the federal government would launch the Renewed Hope Labour LEEP, which is expected to create 2.5 million jobs.

Recall that President Bola Tinubu had, in March 2025, launched the Nigerian Youth Academy (NiYA) as part of the federal government’s effort to address Nigeria’s low human capital index ranking, unemployment, and other barriers.

This development comes even as the unemployment rate in Nigeria decreased to 4.3% in the second quarter of 2024, reflecting a 1-percentage-point drop from the 5.3% recorded in?Q1 2024.

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