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| Youth Empowerment and Employment Generation in Ekiti State, Nigeria. |
Modupe Titilayo Grace ONIBON
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Abstract:
This study examined youth empowerment and employment generation in Ekiti State under Dr. Fayemi Administration. The study adopted a mixed research approach. A sample of five hundred SMEs owner participated in this study, but only three hundred and fifty returned questionnaires were found useful for analysis. The study findings revealed that there are three existing youth empowerment programmes been pursued under Dr. Fayemi Administration in Ekiti State namely YESSO, YCAD and AGSMEIS, identify seven different categories of SMEs designed for youth empowerment by Ekiti State under Dr. Fayemi Administration, discover that youth Empowerment Programme under Dr. Fayemi Administration is effective in reducing unemployment in Ekiti State, identify three institutions supporting Ekiti State Government vision of creating employment through youth empowerment namely World Bank, Central Bank of Nigeria and National Directorate of Employment and recommend on actionable measures for eradicating youth unemployment in Ekiti State.
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