The Federal government will on Wednesday open a portal for the registration of unemployed Nigerians.

This disclosure was made by the Deputy Director, Information & Public Relations, National Directorate of Employment, NDE, Edmund Onwuliri, in Abuja.

He said the portal, www.jobsforall.ng, will serve as a job exchange platform that will link job seekers and employers.

He added that the portal is in fulfillment of this administrations promise to reduce unemployment in the country.

The statement said, “The online portal which goes live today Wednesday April 5, 2017, is designed to capture the relevant details of any unemployed person.

“It will equally serve as a job exchange portal that will link job seekers and employers. There will be a practical demonstration of the workings of the portal at the NDE stand at the ongoing 28th edition of the Enugu International Trade on Thursday April 6, 2017.

“However, the portal can be accessed by logging on to www.jobsforall.ng.

“The Directorate sees this initiative as a bold step towards deepening the effectiveness of its employment creation strategies and a critical input into the process of designing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes and schemes.”