YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT SYNDROME IN NIGERIA: A CASE FOR REVIEW AND POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
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Unemployment, Youth Unemployment, Apprenticeship, Igbo Apprenticeship, Informal sector.Abstract
Nigeria's youth unemployment rate is at 54.4% in the last quarter of 2020 (National Bureau of Statistics, 2020) which thus gives us an obvious reality of the danger of ever-increasing youth unemployment flooding the landscape of Nigeria, while several governmental initiatives in time past have not been able to help in curbing youth unemployment challenges in Nigeria, this study adopt the systematic review analysis in assessing the capacity of apprenticeship and informal sector capacity in reducing youth unemployment in Nigeria. This study calls for apprenticeship modernization and informal sector support in reducing youth unemployment in Nigeria as both apprenticeship and informal sector were proven to be significant measures in reducing youth unemployment in Nigeria.References
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