ACCELERATING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CREATION IN NIGERIA: The Challenge of Sustained Implementation

Author: Vremudia P. Diejomaoh
Volume: 55 Issue No:1 Year:2013

Abstract: The problem of youth unemployment and poverty is global. Since the arab Spring, many initiatives at global, regional and national levels have been taken to deal with the problem of youth unemployment. Yet, it has persisted. This paper demonstrated why Nigeria must accelerate youth employment creation beyond its current efforts, and that despite that the country had many plans, policies and proposals to accelerate youth employment creation, these were largely unimplemented. The paper outlined a framework of policies and programme actions that need to be undertaken to accelerate youth employment creation in Nigeria, and offered suggestions on how to improve the effectiveness of implementation.

JEL classification: E61, J24

2013-03-16
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