Unfortunately, in some developing countries like nigeria, the government has not really embraced the youth as a central factor in its development efforts. Youth in nigeria includes citizens of the federal republic of nigeria aged 1829 years. In the context of youth and economic development, leadership is a multilayered phenomenon characterized by two main features. Oecd ilibrary global youth development index and report 2016. The level ofnational development in any given country is largely dependent on the extent to which the enormous potentials of its youth are harnessed and utilized by the government to promote and sustain economic growth and social progress.
As nigeria s youth population grows, so does its youth unemployment rate, reaching nearly 11. Youth population trends and sustainable development. What is the guarantee that large army of unemployed. Youth in agribusiness within an african agricultural. Nigeria has taken a turn that is difficult back out, public funds which are supposed to be used for creation of job opportunities. An evaluation of the role of the electronic media includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available moral probity and youth development in nigeria. Moreover, in nigeria context, the national youth development policy 2001 defines youth as people aged between 18 and 35. This is an assets approach to youth participation in development which appreci. Percentage of women aged 2024 who gave birth before age 18 or 15.
From 1965 to 1975, both the general assembly and the economic and social council emphasized three basic themes in the field of youth. The discourse captured salient areas like youth upbringing, strategies for. An overview of the challenges facing youths in nigerian. Pdf the challenges of youth restiveness in northern nigeria. In this paper, a holistic approach to career development and youth empowerment were discussed. Tunji akande examines the factors contributing to its prevalence and policies that. But there still exist enormous gap between policy formulation and implementation. This study investigated the role of the youth empowerment scheme project yes of niger state, nigeria as. In 2011, the minister of youth development, bolaji abdullahi reported that 42. Hdi trends for nigeria, cameroon and mauritania, 20052018 nigeria s 2018 hdi of 0. As a result the country cannot beat its chest and say it has developed youths capable of driving national development. There is consensus that a strong involvement of africas youth in rural development, agriculture and natural resources management will boost food security in the continent. Half of this population is under the age of 30, and 1.
Youth and the family the concept of youth was a subject of debate in nigeria for so long. Old peoples support international total care unit ven dr. Outline the reality and challenges facing africas youth today afdbsresponse. In discussing the subtopics therein, nigeria peculiarities were taken. Case study of youth empowerment scheme of niger state. In nigeria, youth empowerment occurs in homes, at schools, through youth organizations, government policymaking, reality tv shows, and community organizing campaigns.
D 1,department of public administration, university of abuja, abuja nigeria abstract. Nov 10, 2012 the study examined youth empowerment and sustainable development in nigeria a case study of rivers state. Problematize the future of youth development in africa, in light of the major regional and international development frameworks, including but not limited to the au agenda 2063, and the uns 2030 agenda for sustainable development. Understanding the contributions of the national youth service corps nysc to nigeria s national development a thesis submitted to the university of manchester on degree of doctor of philosophy in development policy and management in the.
Nigerias youth plays key role in our national development efforts hence our administration has enunciated a clear policy framework to ensure that. Pdf this paper is a broad overview of youths and career development in nigeria. In discussing the sub topics therein, nigeria peculiarities were taken into consideration. Youth empowerment and sustainable development in nigeria a. Youth empowerment as catalyst for sustainable development in.
By default, youth no matter however, the nigeria youth policy defines the youth as all young persons of the age 1835 years. Nigeria, the united republic of tanzania and zambia, among others, are also. Therefore, the role of youth on national development. Development assistance should work for the benefit of youth as target benefic iaries, with youth as partners, and be shaped by youth as leaders 2 figure 1.
Aruma department of adult and nonformal education, university of port harcourt, port harcourt. National youth service corps nysc to nigerias national. Youth empowerment is a process whereby young people gain the ability and authority to make decisions and implement change in their own lives. The format of this conference will be a combination of plenary deliberations and. It is a concrete and bold step to put the development and participation of youth at the center of national development efforts. The prevailing regime of poor reading habit among youths in nigeria is highly disturbing because the situation is already adversely affecting the country socially, economically and politically. And they constitutes all young males and females aged 1835 which are citizens of the federal republic of nigeria national youth policy of nigeria, 2001. University of nigeria, nsukka abstract it is axiomatic to posit that there is a linkage between youth and national development. The challenges of youth restiveness in northern nigeria cida.
Nigeria youth and national development sahara reporters. African youth in agriculture, natural resources and rural. List of nongovernmental organizationsngos in nigeria. Chiji ojukwu director agriculture and agroindustry department african development bank group program design workshop, 2122 april 2016, abuja, nigeria. Youths and career development in nigeria semantic scholar. The level ofnational development in any given country is largely dependent on the extent to. Youth empowerment as a strategy for promoting sustainable. The pertinent question now is whether in it typical manifestation, nigeria youth have completely measured up to the standard so magnificently set. In order to seek the long term development and growth of a nation, youths in the countries should be well trained and educated as the leadership skills that the youth today posses will automatically direct the gradation of a country nigeria is the most populous country in africa with one of the largest populations of. The youth are the backbone of the development of the country. This intercourse is not only symbiotically connected. He further stated that the ministrys youth development centres are places where youths can acquire skills and develop capacities. The study examines the incidence of youth restiveness in nigeria and how this has affected nigeria s security and sustainable development.
Nigeria is the most populous country in africa with one of. Given the sickening current trend of graduate unemployment in nigeria, it is surprising that research efforts have been passive in this area of study which is of strategic importance to sustainable growth and development in the country. Youth development is the prerequisite today for the growth of every nation. Nigeria is the most populous country in africa with one of the largest populations of youth in the world, comprising. Programs often attribute their success to effective youth workers, and research shows that professional development can enhance the skills of.
Youth empowerment andnational development in nigeria by 1,isa, a. Youth in development policy united states agency for. Youth entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial skills, small and medium sized enterprises, economic growth, nigeria. Causes, effects and solutions to youth unemployment problems. The paper used secondary source and personal observation. The importance of professional development for youth workers lillian bowie, m. Residence and school attendance nigeria percentage of adolescents, aged 1014, residing with both, one or neither parents adolescents, aged 1019, by school attendance. An evaluation of the role of the electronic media abstract in this study, the researcher set out to examine the role of the. Youth led africa intends to bring together in school. The youth development index ydi is a composite index of 18 indicators that collectively measure progress on youth development in 183 countries. Uddin and osemengbe 10 also proposed a research that looked into the effects and solutions to youth unemployment in nigeria. As leaders, youth can themselves play an important role in the promotion of economic development.
Background staff is a critical ingredient for quality youth serving organizations. Impact of youth entrepreneurship in nation building. Enable youth program concept african development bank. Pdf causes, effects and solutions to youth unemployment. Abstract the main focus of this paper is on youth empowerment as a strategy for sustainable development in nigeria. On october 31, 2011, the world population reached seven bil lion. It will be implemented by dedicated national agencies with execution by. Home data adolescents and youth dashboard nigeria adolescents and youth dashboard. Nigeria is said to be the 8th most corrupt country in the world. Unemployment rate in nigeria has continued to be on the increase despite the abundant human and natural resources available in the country. Pdf youth empowerment andnational development in nigeria. The data for their paper was collected from secondary sources using. Pdf poverty and crime among youths in nigeria chidozie. In nigeria, the federal government in 2008 acknowledged that about 80 percent of nigerias youth are unemployed and 10 percent underemployed daily trust, 2008.
We intend to establish that the pattern of development of the rural areas was not. The world over, the youth is the locomotive of national development. Unemployment, national development, functional and quality education, crimes, empowerment. It is indicative of the readiness of the government and people of nigeria to meet the needs and aspirations of the youth as well as seek a solution to their problems. This is essentially because when the youth are empowered, they sustain the developmental momentum of a nation. However, the african youth charter recognizes youth as people between 1835. In nigeria, over the years the stated objectives and strategies of rural and community development have been pronounced by policy makers and those concerned with the issue of development. Mar 26, 2012 nigeria youth and national development the development of any society is the interplay between man and his environment. Human development report 2019 inequalities in human development in the 21st century briefing note for countries on the 2019 human development report nigeria introduction the main premise of the human development approach is that expanding peoples freedoms is both the main aim of, and the principal means for sustainable development. Strategies for achieving sustainable development in. This interplay that ensure self discovery plays a major role in energizing. Materials were generated via internet, textbooks and. The youth in agribusiness program is about entrepreneurship development among the youth, including women.
The federal ministry of youth development was created in the year 2007, with the mandate to promote the physical, mental and socioeconomic development of the nigerian youth through. The malawi youth in agriculture yia project was created by the strengthening agriculture nutrition and extension sane activity to address the broader concerns of the meas malawi assessment, as well as the programmatic goals of daes. Youth and economic development in africa an issues paper. In nigeria, widespread unemployment has constrained the efforts of the youth to contribute meaningfully to national development. Land tenure, farm productivity and enterprise development 21 11. Youth empowerment as a strategy for promoting sustainable development in nigeria by dr. Corruption in a society or country such as ours, characterized by greed, recklessness and misuse of public funds, it is incredible to note that the youths have been exposed to corruption. However, when they are disempowered usually as a result of. Every year, thousands of graduates are produced but there are no jobs for majority of them. Variance in chronologies are used in defining youth and are addressed by members of the state in accordance to their particular society. Sep 23, 2014 as nigeria s youth population grows, so does its youth unemployment rate, reaching nearly 11. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data generated by the study.
Cooperatives society and youth development a case study. Youth empowerment andnational development in nigeria by. The thrust of this paper therefore is to examine the pattern of rural and community development in nigeria, especially in those areas which have the greatest impact on the lives of rural dwellers. The global youth development index and report provides an evidence based overview of the state of development for the nearly 1. Federal republic of nigeria implementation of the sdgs a. Regrettably, by the early 1990s these commendable efforts aimed at youth development started to suffer tremendous neglect. An overview of the challenges facing youths in nigerian society.
Overall, the interest of the youth must be aroused and kept sustainably. Causes, effects and solutions to youth unemployment. Contemporary positioning of youth in development in nigeria. Youth empowerment andnational development in nigeria by ijbmi. Problems such as youth unemployment, corruption among others are becoming critical for the development of youth in the country. Nigeria has a youthful population of about 80 million which is about 60 percent of her population and it.
The study adopted a conceptual approach in an attempt to xray the various strategies for achieving sustainable development in nigeria. Therefore, the role of youth on national development can not be over emphasised. Several years after, nigeria still flounders in its attempt to achieve the objectives of the millennium development goals and adequately address the problems and aspiration of the nigerian youth. It observed that the national youth service corps scheme nysc, the national directorate of employment nde, the national poverty eradication programme napep as agencies of youth empowerment had accelerated the socioeconomic development of the country. Furthermore, in the year 2000, thewhat is the level of youth economic empowerment. The economic challenges facing african youth warrant responsible leadership by governments and international partners. The national youth policy 2009 described the history of youth policy in nigeria. Youth in nigeria includes citizens of the federal republic of nigeria aged 1829 years according to the new youth policy. International journal of academic research in public policy and governance january 2015, vol. The role of the national youth development agency in the implementation of the national youth policy by njabuliso siboniso hlophe student no.
Primary data were collected using questionnaire administered at randomly selected beneficiaries of the empowerment schemes. Assessment of the contribution of cooperative societies in. Included are youth facts, funding information, and tools to help you assess community assets, generate maps of local and federal resources, search for evidencebased youth programs, and keep uptodate on the latest, youth related. Young rural entrepreneur and land fund programme 24 14. Corruption in a society or country such as ours, characterized by greed, recklessness and misuse of public funds, it is incredible to note. Federal republic of nigeria implementation of the sdgs.
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