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Item Assessment of Educational and Social Needs of Internally Displaced Persons in Kaduna, Nigeria(Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt-Nigeria, 2016) Abdulrasaq Olatunji, BALOGUN; M.I., Jimoh; I. P., Okafor; A.O., Iyekolo; I., AzizThis study was a survey of educational and skill acquisition needs of internally displaced persons in Kaduna, Nigeria. The population for the study comprised all internally displaced persons in Kaduna State. Researchers purposively sample 200 internally displaced person seeking asylum in Mando Hajj camp in Kaduna, Nigeria. Researchers designed a questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents. The finding of the study reveals that many of respondents sampled demanded the free cost of education at all levels, issuance of enrolment documents to facilitate the enrolment of school-age children. The study also revealed that displaced persons need to acquire skills in various vocations so as to enable them to cater to their needs and give up restiveness. The study, therefore, recommended that the government should make education free for the displaced school-age persons and also establish vocational training school in the displaced person camp.Item LECTURERS PERCEPTION OF CAUSES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG EDUCATED YOUTHS IN NIGERIA: THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS(Institute of Education and Professional Development, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwaibom State, Nigeria, 2017) Abdulrasaq Olatunji, BALOGUN; M.I., Jimoh; I. P., Okafor; A.O., Iyekolo; G, MuhammedM.F.This study examined University staff perception of causes and social implications of educated youth unemployment in Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to: (i) The perception of University of Ilorin Faculty of Education Lecturers on the causes of educated youth unemployment in Nigeria (ii) The perception of University of Ilorin Faculty of Education Lecturers on the social implications of educated youth unemployment in Nigeria. (iii) Whether there is any difference in the perception of males and females Faculty of Education Lecturers on the causes of educated youth unemployment in Nigeria. and (iv) Whether there is any difference in the perception of males and females Faculty of Education Lecturers on the social implications of educated youth unemployment in Nigeria. The descriptive research design of the survey type was used in this study. Four research questions were raised and two hypotheses were tested. The populations for the study comprised all lecturers in the University of Ilorin while target population was lecturers in the faculty of education, university of Ilorin. All 99 available Faculty of Education Lecturers in the University of Ilorin were used as respondents in the study. The questionnaire titled University Staff Perception of the Causes and Social implications of Educated Youth Unemployment Questionnaire (USPCASEYUQ) was used to elicit information from the respondents. The validity of the was ensured through face validity approach. Test re-test method of reliability was used to test the reliability of the instrument and the coefficient value of 0.63r was obtained. The data collected were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics. The findings of the study revealed that outdated school curricula and lack of employable skills, too much emphasis on University certificates, neglect of skill acquisition training and lack of equal educational opportunities were the major causes of educated youth unemployment in Nigeria. Findings also revealed that an increase in insecurity, reduction in incentives for school completion and civil disorder were identified as the major implications of educated youth unemployment in Nigeria. The study, therefore, recommended that government should provide employment opportunities for teaming educated unemployed youths and the ability of the government to review the educational policies and curriculum in such a way that will afford the youths the opportunity to meet up with the dire needs of employers and make them be self-reliant.Item Social Deprivations and Access to Life-Saving Facilities Among Tertiary Students in Ilorin, Kwara State(Department of Publishing and Web Development, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, 2017) I. P., Okafor; Abdulrasaq Olatunji, BALOGUN; I, Abdulaziz; A.O.., IyekoloThe study empirically finds out incidences, causes and impacts of social deprivation among undergraduates in public and private universities in Ilorin, Kwara State. From the population of undergraduates in the three randomly selected federal, state and private universities located in the state capital, random sampling technique was used to sample a total of 645 respondents out of which only 409 said they felt socially deprived. Data was collected using a questionnaire instrument which had four sections. The collected data were analyzed using percentages. Findings show that 65.36% of undergraduates in federal university, 81.81% of that in-state university and 40.21% of the private university of the three types of the university said they had been deprived against in all areas of their lives. It was recommended that the government should come up with policies that can eradicate social deprivations among tertiary students in Nigeria.