ABSTRACT
The study examined Poverty and Youth Unemployment in Ekiti State, which is crucial to the development of the Ekiti State. The broad objective of the study is to investigate the effects of youth unemployment and poverty, the causes of youth unemployment and poverty, and also to analyze the possible resolution in reducing poverty and youth unemployment in Ekiti State. Primary data was employed, and also, administering of questionnaire to elicit information on the subject matter. Data’s were collected which entails relevant information regarding the major idea of the research questions of the study for the purpose of confirming whether they are true or not. Random sampling was adopted to administer 100 questionnaires among selected people of Ado Ekiti. The findings of the study reveal that, government economic policy, unemployment and economic recession are cause of poverty and youth employment, which needs government intervention. The study recommends that government should review her economic policy, and should pursue the diversification of the economy with the objective of creating self-employment schemes in the country through the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). There should be introduction of entrepreneurship and vocational training into the educational system at all levels. It is suggested that government should reduce the retirement age of workers and give them their pension as at when due. This will give way for the effective utilization of the skills for the economic benefit of the State in reduction of poverty and unemployment.
TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE PAGE i
CERTIFICATION ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
ABSTRACT vi
TABLE OF CONTENT viii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.0 Background of the Study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 4
1.3 Research Questions 5
1.4 Aims and Objective of the Study 6
1.5 Significance of the study 6
1.7 Scope of the Study 7
1.8 Structure of the Study 7
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Conceptual Issues 9
2.2 Theoretical Framework for Understanding Unemployment, Poverty and Development 14
2.3 Youth’s Unemployment in Nigeria 20
2.4 Causes of youth’s Unemployment 22
2.5 Reasons for the Failure of Government Programmes as regard Poverty and Unemployment in Nigeria 26
2.6 Sociological Implications of Poverty and Unemployment in Nigeria 28
2.7 National Youth Policy – Review in Brief 29
2.8 Empirical Literature 29
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction 37
3.2 Research Design 37
3.3 Study Population 37
3.4 Sample and Sampling Techniques 37
3.5 Instrument for Data Collection 38
3.6 Validity of Instrument 38
3.7 Administration of the Instrument 38
3.8 Method of Data Analysis 39
CHPATER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Results 40
4.2 Testing of Hypotheses 49
4.2 Discussion of Findings 52
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary 55
5.2 Conclusions 57
5.3 Recommendations 59
REFERENCES 61
APPENDIX 71
