YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL

Abstract

Nigeria is a multi-ethnic nation with appreciable natural and human resources. Each of the ethnic groups has its peculiarities in terms of culture, language and belief system. These peculiarities and diversities unique as they may be, if properly appreciated and accommodated, provide a platform for mutual respect, peaceful co-existence and national stability. Observations have shown that Nigeria has witnessed series of National Instability. Often times, these translate into Social differences and conflicts. There is a general notion that religion, especially Christianity and Islam, underpins the ethnic crises in the contemporary times. The consequences of the above observed situation amount to national instability. This project has therefore investigated the place of youth unemployment in Nigeria’s Economic stability amidst ethnic characters and ideologies. The work adopted literary critical approach and arrived at the conclusion that Youth Unemployment is one of the factors responsible for the Economic instability in Nigeria, however, since Youth Employment gives force to Economic Stability, therefore, objectivity should take priority in the interpretation and application of Employment so as to bring to the barest minimum ethnic conflicts that retard national stability and development.