Unemployment Crises: 60,000 applicants seek 1,200 LASTMA job in Lagos

The grim level of unemployment in the country manifested Monday in Lagos as over 60,000 applicants applied for the Lagos State Government’s traffic job, with openings for only 1,200 applicants.


Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State is planning to beef up the traffic manpower of its traffic agency, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, and the Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIO.

The state government placed an advert for recruitment last month in some newspapers and over 60,000 graduates comprising HND and degree holders applied for the jobs, P.M.NEWS investigation has revealed.

The State’s Ministry of Science and Technology handled and designed the online application job portals and has been able to capture the data of over 60,000 applicants for the vacant positions.

State’s Head of Service, Olabowale Ademola says 1,200 successful applicants from the lot would be employed into LASTMA, VIO and other lesser positions in the civil service.

Last week, thousands of shortlisted HND holders thronged the State’s Civil Service Commission, SCC, for screening, with the examination to be conducted in batches at the Public Service Staff Development Centre, Lagos (PSSDC), Magodo.

Source: PM News