Nigeria, May 29 -- Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel on Saturday said his administration has attracted over 20 "economically viable and employment-generating" industries to the state since he was sworn into office in 2015.

Akwa Ibom, however, is among the six states with the highest unemployment rate in the country, according to data from the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics.

Imo State had the highest percentage of unemployed people in Nigeria in the fourth quarter of 2020, retaining a position it held in the second quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics said in its latest labour force report.

Imo was followed by Adamawa and Cross River States. The three states recorded 56.6 per cent, 54.9 per cent and 53.7 per cent unemployment ...