Unemployment and Political Violence in Democratic Nigeria
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2016-09
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Faculty of Economics
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The problem of unemployment in Nigeria is, to some extent, indicative of the magnitude of the fact that unemployment is not only an individual's problem but also a social malice; one which has posed serious threat to the peaceful co-exitence of the society as a whole, in view of the fact that it is not only the unemployed who are directly concerned that suffer from the phenomenon, but the whole society. It is equally believed that the involvement of youths in negative activities, such as political violence and crimes is a result of their idleness. Therefore, this paper is set to see the nexus, if any, that exists between unemployment, youth crimes and political violence in Nigeria since the return of the country to democratic rule in 1999, and then make necessary or relevant suggestions to remedy the situation.
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Unemployment, Political violence, democracy, genocide, inter-communal tension