Naija hotjobs

The term Naija hotjobs which is generally used by job seekers in Nigeria to refer to job vacancies that are available to Nigerians is believed to have originated from a website that has the same name; naijahotjobs.com The website which has grown very popular over time has been a major influence in the internet job search in Nigeria. Now the term is used loosely to refer to job vacancies generally in Nigeria.

Naija hotjobs can also be explained in its literal meaning. Job vacancies in Nigeria are very difficult to come by. With a population of over one hundred and sixty million people, and being a nation that has not been very developed in terms of industries and social amenities, it is understandable that a majority of the youths turn out to be jobless. So jobs in Nigeria are usually referred to by the youths as hot jobs so Nigerian job vacancies came to be known as naija hotjobs, Naija being the pet name given to Nigeria by her teeming youth population.

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Well in trying to explore the term, Naija hotjobs, one will not fail to analyze the job sector in Nigeria. Nigeria being a country blessed with oil and gas, it is no surprise that majority of jobs available are engineering and exploration related jobs. Most youths grow up wanting to work in the oil and gas m because that is where most of the high paying jobs are. Youths especially from the Niger Delta region are prone to this. Most global oil and gas firms have regional headquarters in Nigeria e.g, Shell Nigeria Plc, Chevron oil, Agip Oil, Texaco and the rest. This firms have helped Nigeria in growing its oil and gas industry tremendously and providing the much needed naija hotjobs as the youths will say. Though in more recent times the crisis in the Niger delta region has been a daunting factor in the availability of jobs in the region since most of the firms are now moving their headquarters.

Another factor that has been mitigating against the availability of naija hotjobs is the low quality of education. Most of the institution of higher learning are under developed, under equipped.and under staffed thereby leading to the output of unqualified graduate for jobs in Nigeria. These has made most of the firms seek the help of foriegn expartriates for key job vacancies in Nigeria and these are the people earning the most salaries from these oil firms.

So, in conclusion, we can assume we have been able to fully explore the term Naija hotjobs and fully x-rayed its origin and application.

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