Several factors may be blamed for the prevalence of youth unemployment in nigeria. Pdf niger delta youth restiveness and socioeconomic. The city was renowned for tin production, earning the name tin city. The impact on the economy, but i have slightly altered the it to read, youth restiveness, militancy and the intractable problems of niger delta. The aim of the present study is to test the relationship between academic background, socioeconomic status and gender and their implications for youth restiveness and. Youth restiveness and industrial disruption in the niger delta. This paper examines youth restiveness in the niger delta region of nigeria, and the challenges it posed to nigeria democracy and foreign investment. By peter osalor the words youth and restiveness have become so commonly used together in the last couple of years that it seems to have taken on a life of its own. The words youth and restiveness have become so commonly used together in the last couple of years that it seems to have taken on a life of its own. Perceived solutions to youth restiveness by guidance. Preface % language is the lifeblood of any human society. Ipem department of educational psychology, alvan ikoku federal college of education, owerri. A report on findings from kebbi, niger, benue, and cross river states to inform food security investments.
Nigeria is located on the gulf of guinea in western africa. Poverty and youth restiveness in nigeria an evaluation of. Nigeria, boko haram has carried out a series of attacks on churches, the police, and public facilities in northern nigeria. Abstract the paper examines the issue of youth restiveness and insecurity in the niger delta as a whole and delta state in particular. Over the years, nigeria was experienced series of attacks, agitations, restiveness and blests ranging from diverse regions and localities. Youth restiveness and industrial disruption 23 economic causes the niger delta, the oil rich region of nigeria, is like the preverbal goose that lays the golden egg when it comes to the economic wellbeing of the nation. Others lost hope and faith in the project within a year or two. Resource control and youth restiveness in the niger delta. Nigeria, it will be reduced or put to stop and nigerian youths will turn over a new leaf and make positive contributions to their families and to the society at large. On a national level, the highest number of road fatalities collated by nigeria watch was in lagos, the most populated city in the country. Niger delta youth restiveness and socioeconomic development of. The panacea for youth restiveness in nigeria by ngozi r. Akinwumi adesina noted that nigerias unemployment rate is spiralling upwards, growing at 11 per cent yearly, according to him youth unemployment rate is over 50.
Being an integral feature of every human, practically everybody the language specialist and the layman alike has something to say about language and language use. Folaju oyebola, abeokuta, nigeria, december 2011 page 2 of 7 however to my surprise only one of the foundation members reached the promised land with me. What is the difference between the perception of male and female undergraduates of the causes of youth restiveness in delta state. It is hated by christians, muslims and traditional african religion practitioners forbid it. This is surely not the best of times for nigeria in terms of general insecurity manifesting in terrorism, militancy, kidnapping and armed robbery for which youths have been greatly involved in and many have been wondering when these crimes will come to an end, or at least reduced to a tolerable level. Resource control and youth restiveness in the niger delta region of nigeria between 1976 and 2000 a total of 6,141 incidents resulted in the spill of approximately 3,019,465. The topic i was given to speak on is, youth restiveness and militancy in the niger delta. The fact that education is a tool for solution to the youth restiveness in the niger delta areas cannot be proven otherwise. Academic background, socioeconomic status and gender. This article examines the factors that influence youth restiveness in nigerias niger delta region. Conceptual and theoretical framework to come to terms with the main gist of the study, attempts must be made to conceptually understand the main term of the study, youth restiveness.
Youth restiveness is described as the unwillingness to be controlled by the youths because they feel bored and unsatisfied with the current status of things involving them specifically or the society to which they belong in general. Pdf the challenges of youth restiveness in northern. In fact, a bill was recently passed by nigerian parliament banning the. During the 1940s, nigeria was the sixth largest producer of tin in the world, with jos alone accounting for 80 percent of the countrys tin ore production plotnicov 1967 and danfulani and fwatshak 2002. Similar to other subsaharan africa countries, nigerias last place ranking is largely driven by weak scores across all six domains, with the exception of citizen participation. The study was a survey designed to investigate causes, effects and ways of curbing youth restiveness in nigeria. Also between 1991 and 2002, 3544 incidents were reported. The minister of state for education, chief nyesom wike, has said the federal government will invest in technical and vocational education to create about one million jobs through collaboration with educational institutions in taiwan, south korea and united kingdom to create access to functional vocational education.
Youth restiveness, militancy and the intractable problems of the niger delta by austin emaduku this lecture was delivered on october 1, 2016, as part of. The legal foundation for administration of justice. Abstract this paper conducts a comprehensive interrogation on resource control. Implications for youth restiveness and educational development in rivers state. Youth restiveness is a social problem that has grave consequences on the overall national development in nigeria. This task of bringing up the young, making them members of the society in terms of culture, and imbibing positive attitudes and behaviours normally begins at home and continues in the. About spring the strengthening partnerships, results, and innovations in nutrition globally spring project is a seven. A total of 200 national youth service corps members were sampled from 1200 batch b 2012 benue state. Summary from september 7 to, 2001, jos, the capital of plateau state in central nigeria, became the scene of mass. Fallacies, facts and the way forward oyewunmi, adebukola esther1, oyewunmi, olabode adeleke1, iyiola, oluwole oladele1 and ojo, ayannike yemisi2 1department of business management, covenant university, ogun state, nigeria. Youth restiveness, militancy and the intractable problems. Paulcookey department of educational psychology, alvan ikoku federal college of education, owerri. To be candid, in nigeria, it is becoming fashionable to use restiveness, terrorism or militancy as a. In nigeria, on the contrary, homosexuality is frowned at to such an extent that over 90% of nigerians regard it as a taboo ogala, 2011.
Ali2 1department of educational psychology, guidance and counselling, kashim ibrahim college of education, maiduguri, borno state, nigeria. In june 2009, this group, also known as the nigerian taliban, carried out an armed uprising, which, according to its own statements, was an effort to rid the country of cor. It has an estimated population of 160 million people with approximately 77. This problem has occupied a place of pride in political and academic discourses in the last few years and calls for proactive approach. Youth restiveness and violence in the niger delta region.
Youth restiveness and industrial distruption in the nigerdelta. The challenges of youth restiveness in northern nigeria cida. It was a case of a blind man leading a group of blind people, but the exercise became more meaningful after i had a formal. The purpose of this study is to ascertain the perception of undergraduates on the causes of youth restiveness in delta state of nigeria. In view of the limitations of this study various factors contributed in affect no the researchers comprehensiveness and totality in carrying out the study. There is a correlation between exclusion of youths from mainstream politics and youth restiveness in nigeria. There is no significant difference in the perceived solutions to youth restiveness by guidance counsellors based on marital status. Permanent secretary, federal ministry of education, mr sonny echono has identified skill acquisition as the basic ingredient to tackle the problems of unemployment, insecurity and youth. Sadly, rarely do people in nigeria participate in decisionmaking processes on issues that affect their lives. Evaluation of nigerias community infant and young child.
In the last decade and more there has been a proliferation of cases all over the country and indeed the world, of youth agitations which have. Breaking the cycle of electoral violence in nigeria united states. Skill acquisition crucial to solving youth restiveness. The need for new thinking and enduring problem solving approach. Implications and suggested solutions the niger delta is a region in nigeria endowed with enormous natural. The following questions were raised to guide the study.
Youth restiveness, academic background, socioeconomic. There is no significant difference in the perceived solutions to youth restiveness by guidance counsellors based on gender. It discusses how education can be used to curb youth restiveness in the niger delta. The paper used secondary source and personal observation. Fourth report on violence 20062014 june 2014 8 accidents plane crash, boat mishap, animal attack, electrocution, drowning, suffocation, building collapse, and natural disasters.
Undergraduates perception of causes of youth restiveness. Effect of behavioural modification therapy on attitude of youths towards peace building in maiduguri metropolis, borno state, nigeria dr. Faculty of education, ignatius ajuru university of education, port harcourt, rivers state, nigeria. Societies are usually faced with the challenges of bringing up their young ones. Problems and prospects of community development in nigeria. Teachers should place more value on character transformation and value rsorientation of learners more than. The study examines the incidence of youth restiveness in nigeria and how this has affected nigeria s security and sustainable development. Causes, effects and ways of curbing youth restiveness in. The international association for community development consisting of international network of scholars and community development experts defines community development, as a profession and academic field which enhances peoples collective participation and right, social justice equality, economic opportunity, and sustainable development by the process of organizing, training and. Youth restiveness and unemployment in nigeria essay example. Sports as a veritable tool for economic empowerment and. This paper examines youth restiveness in the niger delta region of. Ifidon and ahiauzu 2005, in their study of niger delta, revealed that inadequate communication and information flow is one factor responsible for youth restiveness in the area.
Nigerias security and sustainable development yusuf abdu yusuf department of public administration, faculty of social and management sciences, bauchi state university, gadau. Request pdf youth restiveness and violence in the niger delta region of nigeria. Method the research design that adopted for the study was the descriptive survey method. Despite the challenges in the national environment, nigerian youth report a generally positive outlook and particularly. The question of youth participation in peacebuilding. Nigeria has an active civil society and a number of youth. Pdf youth restiveness has been on the increase in almost all. Country partnership strategy for the federal republic of nigeria 20052009. Effects of youth empowerment strategies on conflict resolutions in the niger delta of. Liberia, mozambique, nigeria, sierra leone, south africa and somalia that benefit approximately 11,000 children and families.
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