Unemployment and Youth Restiveness in Nigeria:
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2023-03
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Faculty Of Education, University Of Ilorin, Nigeria
Abstract
The paper examined the issue of unemployment and youth restiveness in Nigeria and the
need for government and all stakeholders to rise up to their responsibilities in reshaping
the economy and make the country a better and safer place. The increasing spate of unrest,
insecurity, mass protest, demonstration, killings, looting, kidnapping, wanton destruction
of properties and other social vices going on in Nigeria since the onset of democratic
government in the country are not unconnected with unemployment. The paper relied more
on review of relevant literature using internet, text-books, conference papers and policy
documents. The paper painstakingly highlighted the nature and magnitude of
unemployment in the country between 2011-2020 and the associated consequences/ such
as mass uprising and protests. It further discussed the precipitating factors underlying the
unemployment rate in Nigeria and then the implications to transforming the real sector of
the economy. The author recommended among others, that the government should
recognize the school curriculum towards vocational/skills acquisition that will enable
youths become self-employed after completion of their educational programmes.
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Unemployment, Youth, Restiveness, Transforming, Economy