Youth Unemployment in Nigeria: Causes and Related Issues/LES PROBLÈMES DU CHÔMAGE DES JEUNES AU NIGÉRIA: CAUSES ET QUESTIONS ASSOCIÉES

Venatus, Kakwagh V., Agnes, Ikwuba, Canadian Social Science

Abstract:

This article has highlighted the causes of youth unemployment in Nigeria. It has observed that many young people in Nigeria are redefining themselves by creating their own social worlds such as youth streetism and gangsterism because of unemployment occasioned by deepening socio-economic crises. The study has identified increasing population growth, high degree of geographical mobility, lack of employable skills, non involvement of youth in decision making processes and the perception of policy makers and the youth themselves about employment as the major causes of youth unemployment in Nigeria. It has thus recommended that young Nigerians should be trained to possess …

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Publication information: Article title: Youth Unemployment in Nigeria: Causes and Related Issues/LES PROBLÈMES DU CHÔMAGE DES JEUNES AU NIGÉRIA: CAUSES ET QUESTIONS ASSOCIÉES. Contributors: Venatus, Kakwagh V. - Author, Agnes, Ikwuba - Author. Journal title: Canadian Social Science. Volume: 6. Issue: 4 Publication date: August 31, 2010. Page number: 231+. © Canadian Research & Development Center of Sciences and Cultures Oct 31, 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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