Analysis of the Strategies for Employment Generation in Nigeria (Ministry of Labour, Sokoto State)
Chapter One
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
In any research work, the setting out of a clearly defined purpose occupies a very crucial position. This work is not an exception. It is to:
- Identify causes of unemployment in Nigeria
- Find out the impact of unemployment in Nigeria
- Analyze strategies for employment generation in Nigeria
- Proffer viable solutions to problems of unemployment in Nigeria.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT POLICY IN NIGERIA
Employment generation has been and remains one of the most complex aspects of social and economic policy-making in Nigeria. The National employment Policy (NEP) has been evolving in the country for decades. After many initiatives, the country produced the first NEP in 2002. However, the Federal Executive Council did not ratify the policy document. In the space of 13 years following the first NEP, the Nigerian economy has grown to be the largest economy in Africa, while the labor force has increased many folds. In the same vein, the composition of the country’s labor force has undergone vigorous transformations with changing demographics, an increasing propensity for self-employment, unpaid family work and increasing intensity of urban informal economy. Despite the increase in population and the changing dynamics of work and employment, economic growth in Nigeria has been less inclusive and jobless in character. While the economy has achieved a commendable level of growth in GDP terms, many Nigerians have been left behind in the process. This is primarily due to the deficit of employment opportunities. Consequently, the Nigerian labor market has become profoundly deficient in the fundamental elements of labor rights, entitlements and systems that measure and promote decent work in general. These trends have revealed deep problems of industrial adjustment and significant mismatch between the supply of skills by the Nigerian educational system and demand for such skills in the labor market. The realities of the country’s labor market embedded in formal and informal economic systems have rendered difficult the implementation of social protection, wage harmonization, and job-rich growth. Thus, the changing nature of employment challenges; the diversity of Nigeria’s labor market and industrial relations and the undermined nature of social protection collectively underscore the need for a review of the national employment policy in Nigeria.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to analysis of the strategies for employment generation in Nigeria
Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
(i)Primary source and
(ii)Secondary source
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
Population of the study
Population of a study is a group of persons or aggregate items, things the researcher is interested in getting information on the study analysis of the strategies for employment generation in Nigeria. 200 staff of ministry of Labour, Sokoto state was selected randomly by the researcher as the population of the study.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain analysis of the strategies for employment generation in Nigeria
In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of employment generation in Nigeria
Summary
This study was on analysis of the strategies for employment generation in Nigeria. Four objectives were raised which included; Identify causes of unemployment in Nigeria, find out the impact of unemployment in Nigeria, analyze strategies for employment generation in Nigeria, Proffer viable solution to problems of unemployment in Nigeria. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 staff of ministry of Labour, Sokoto state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made up administrative staff, directors, senior staff and junior staff was used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
The main policy lesson to be gleaned from the foregoing discussion is the fact that the worsening incidence of unemployment scenario in Nigeria cannot be entirely attributed to policy failures and ineffectiveness of the employment oriented programs that were mainstreamed in the successive development plans but to the generality of the entire development plans. Generally, the employment generating capacity of the Nigeria economy has been weak since the end of the oil boom in 1981 and the economic recession. The adoption of the Structural Adjustment Program (1986-1988) was intended to have a positive impact on employment generation in Nigeria but the reverse was the case. What is of fundamental importance at the moment is the adoption of sound monetary and fiscal policy measures and political will that will engender employment generation in Nigeria
Recommendation
The researcher hereby recommended that government should adopt sound monetary and fiscal policy measures and political will that will engender employment generation in Nigeria
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