Nigeria formal jobs online, Q3 2026
Careersome Team · October 10, 2026 · Q3 2026
Between 1 July and 30 September 2026, Careersome recorded 27,463 unique formal job ads tagged to Nigeria across the online sources we track, from 3,659 employers. The numbers on this page describe that tracked formal online layer only.
Charts show concentration by state, industry, and role, plus stated naira pay when an ad published a figure. The directory lists every employer in the dataset, 50 per page, with location, search, and sort.
Unique formal ads (Q3)
27,463
Employers (deduped)
3,659
Lagos + FCT share of ads
58.5%
Median stated naira pay
₦200,000/mo
Stated in 0.76% of ads
Where formal ads clustered
Top states / FCT by primary location ads
- Lagos13,133
- FCT (Abuja)2,922
- Rivers1,274
- Ogun944
- Oyo742
- Edo574
- Enugu559
- Delta463
- Nasarawa397
- Ekiti340
- Anambra332
- Akwa Ibom316
Industries most often tagged
Top industry labels across unique Nigeria ads
- Education4,191
- Manufacturing3,148
- Operations2,385
- Retail2,269
- Engineering2,263
- Hospitality2,007
- Financial Services1,502
- Sales & Marketing1,442
Employers active by location
Distinct companies with ads mentioning each hub
- Lagos2,560
- FCT (Abuja)926
- Rivers460
- Ogun247
- Oyo233
- Enugu230
- Delta151
- Kano142
- Edo123
- Anambra122
- Kaduna89
- Abia87
Roles advertised most
Most common exact job titles
- Accountant196
- Driver148
- Sales Executive124
- Business Development Manager109
- Sales Representative73
- Business Development Officer70
- Business Development Executive65
- Executive Assistant63
Sources: myjobmag (24,276 ads) · jobgurus (3,047 ads) · reliefweb (129 ads). Naira median is among the 209 ads that stated a monthly figure (p25 ₦120,000, p75 ₦425,000).
Companies in the Q3 2026 dataset
All 3,659 employers, 50 per page. Filter by state or FCT, search by company, role, or industry, then sort.
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