Find Human Resources expertise in Nigeria

According to the World Bank, Nigeria has a 61% literacy rate (2009). This compares to neighbouring Benin with a 42% literacy rate, neighbouring Chad with a 34% literacy rate and Ghana with a 67% literacy rate (2009). The official language in Nigeria is English and English is generally used in professional and business life, though Nigeria is home to around 400 languages in total. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report (2011-2012) the rate of tertiary education enrollment is 10.1%. More than two-thirds of the Nigerian workforce is employed in agriculture, which is mostly undertaken on a small or subsistence scale. In terms of contribution to GDP, government revenues and foreign exchange earnings, the petroleum sector is the mainstay of the economy.

Experts invited to Nigeria by corporate bodies to provide specialised skilled services, such as after sales installation maintenance, must have a Temporary Work Permit (TWP). Expatriates in Nigeria are required to have a Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card (CERPAC). An employment contract is prerequisite to the CERPAC.

The National Employment Training Scheme (NETS) selects and trains unemployed youths from across the country for free. The scheme endeavours to facilitate the placement of successful candidates in companies in Nigeria as interns. The courses on offer include business development, information technology support and customer relationship management. NETS is organised by the Institute for Advanced e-Studies and the National Directorate of Employment. Other training schemes for potential employees, such as that run by Nigeria Jobs Online, are not free. Some training schemes, such as those run by TOTAL Nigeria Plc, are designed for people who are already in employment.   

Recruitment companies established in Nigeria include Adecco, Ambfids Recruitment, Kimberly Ryan and Minerva Recruitment.