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Job loss and unemployment
These articles cover job loss and unemployment in Nigeria: the first month after losing a job, layoffs, starting over after 40, and the job hunt after NYSC.
Losing a job takes away income, daily structure, social contact and a big part of how you answer "what do you do?", all at once. In Nigeria, many job adverts cap applicants at 30 or 35, and school fees, rent and parents' upkeep don't pause while you search. Tech layoffs can end a job in one short call. After NYSC, many graduates move back home and wait for replies that don't come.
Start with the first month after losing your job, a practical plan, then job loss and who you are without work. If you're over 40, read starting over after 40.
Struggling after a job loss is a response to what has happened, not a flaw in you. A therapist who works with career and workplace problems can help you steady yourself while you plan. You can book on Mytherapist.ng by video, voice or chat.
Starting Over After 40: Job Loss in Nigeria
Lost your job in your 40s or 50s? What makes it harder in Nigeria, the routes people actually take back to work, protecting your family, and your mind.
The First Month After Losing Your Job
Just lost your job in Nigeria? A plan for the first month: final pay and paperwork, your money runway, your pension, health cover, routine and your mind.
Tech Layoffs and What They Do to You
Six weeks ago you were building the roadmap. Now you are in a spreadsheet. Surviving a tech layoff in Nigeria without losing your nerve or your head.
Job Loss and Who You Are Without Work
Losing a job takes more than income. What it does to identity, routine and standing — and how to get through the first months without losing yourself.
Post-NYSC: Surviving the Job-Hunt Limbo
You passed out, everyone congratulated you, and then nothing. The mental health of the Nigerian job hunt, and how to get through it intact.
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