Nigeria, May 6 -- The CEO of the Nigeria Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT), Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, has highlighted how Nigerians can tackle rising unemployment and end the country's economic hardship.

Nigerians have been battling severe economic hardship in recent times as prices of commodities continue to increase.

The country's unemployment rate surged to 5.0 per cent in the third quarter of 2023 from 4.2 per cent in the previous quarter, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics.

Mrs Egerton-Idehen, an electronics engineer, said rising unemployment and biting economic hardship in the country can be tackled if Nigerians should utilise digital transformation and innovation.

Digital transformation is the use o...