Assessing The Impact of Social Investment N-Power Programme on Livelihood Improvement Among Residents in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Abdulsalam Oladimeji Sholagberu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yakubu Toyin Ibrahim | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-13T17:09:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-13T17:09:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study was carried out to access the impact of social investment N-power programme on livelihood improvement among residents in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria The study's population comprised a total of 1,035 beneficiaries of N-power programme from three local government areas within Ilorin Metropolis. A sample of 90 beneficiaries were selected using a proportionate random sampling technique in the ratio 1:2:3. Three specific objectives guided the study, three research questions were raised and answered and one null hypothesis formulated. A well-structured questionnaire titled “Impact of Social Investment N-Power Programme on People Livelihood Improvement (ISINPPPLI)” dully validated by three experts with the reliability index of 0.76 was used to collect relevant data from the sampled respondents and the data collected were analyzed with the used of both descriptive and inferential statistics; descriptive mean scores, standard deviation and inferential statistics of chi-square. Findings from the study revealed that N-power programme of social investment has significant impacts on the beneficiaries’ livelihood status with average mean responses high above the criterion mean (2.86) also, the training received through social investment N-power programme has significant impact on socio-economic development of individual within Ilorin Metropolis. There is statistically significant differences on the basis of gender and the level of livelihood improvement of beneficiaries from social investment N-power programme. The study recommends among that, the economic policies of governments should be geared towards the creation of jobs through various empowerment programme. Also, there is the need for proper monitoring and evaluation of fund meant for the programme for sustenance and to meet target objectives. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Self | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Livelihood Status, Entrepreneurship development, Economic Empowerment, Social Investment, N-Power Programme (N-SIP) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2811-2237 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/17090 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | FACULTY OF HUMANITIES SULE LAMIDO UNIVERSITY KAFIN HAUSA, JIGAWA STATE | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 2 (2); 86-105 | |
| dc.title | Assessing The Impact of Social Investment N-Power Programme on Livelihood Improvement Among Residents in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria | |
| dc.title.alternative | SHADAI, Journal of Research in Humanities | |
| dc.type | Article |