Why Nigerian Graduates Are Turning to Menial Jobs To Survive

Nigeria Daily

Nigeria Daily
Why Nigerian Graduates Are Turning to Menial Jobs To Survive
Jun 20, 2025
Daniel Oluwole


In today’s Nigeria, academic qualifications no longer guarantee a stable livelihood.

 
Many degree holders, and even, allegedly, professors, are turning to menial jobs and petty trading to survive. 

This episode of Nigeria Daily finds out whether the root of this crisis lies in a failing education system or a struggling economy that no longer rewards academic achievement.