A PROPOSAL ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AS PREDICTIVE VARIABLES IN YOUTH RESTIVENESS

Abstract

The study will investigate the unemployment and demographic factors as predictive variables in youth restiveness. The following objectives will be used for the study: following objectives will be ascertained; To ascertain the relationship between unemployment and youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state, to find out the causes of youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state and to find out the relationship between education and youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state. The method of data analysis that will be used by the researcher is the simple percentage. More so, percentage and degrees of the responses will also be used in the analysis. Here, the ratio of those whose responses were not in the affirmative will be found and conclusions will be drawn there upon.  Representations of the level of responses will be made in tabular form. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software will be used to test the hypotheses

Chapter one

Introduction

1.1Background of the study

The issue of unemployment has become a serious source of worry in the country’s economy especially during this period of global economic crunch. This is not only peculiar to advanced economies like England, France, United States of America, Germany etc but also to Nigeria, Togo, Benin and Ethiopia etc. Jhingan (2008) suggests that unemployment is one of the most sensitive and disturbing problem fighting against the development of the contemporary Nigerian society. However, from the fore-going, it is clear that no country is free from the problem of unemployment and that explains why the pace of youth restiveness is very high in Lagos state especially in Portharcourt metropolis. Unemployment has become chronic and intractable and it is the brain behind youth restiveness in State. This is because of a common saying that “an idle man is the devils workshop”. The acquisition of a certificate or degree was considered a sure passport to a paid employment either in the private or public sectors of the economy. Gloomy labour market situation has now been the case as young school leavers and university graduates that were expected to get it easy (employment) are stranded and taken to crime in Rivers State. Youths have taken to crime as a means of getting their own share of the National cake, giving rise to chrome cases of youth restiveness in virtually the entire Rivers State.

However, the issue to overcome unemployment over the years has been Nigeria’s greatest problem especially just as the wind of global financial crunch has been so devastating. Various governments have decided to go into several measures in proffering solutions to the global issue. Nigeria. in a bid to combat youth restiveness has resorted to a massive employment generating schemes such as National Directorate of Employment, National poverty Eradication programme, skill acquisition programmes. Operation Feed the Nation Programme of 1976 etc.

The concept of unemployment is not a new phenomenon in Nigeria. Thus, in recent years the rate has caused great concern not only to individuals but also to the general public as well as the policy makers. This is because the development purposes are consistently being channeled to curb or curtail the problems created by unemployment in the state, mostly insecurity matters caused by the aggrieved youths, Jhingan (2008).

Statement of the problem

Occupationally, Rivers State were farmers and fishermen. But because of the activities of multinational oil companies especially oil spillage, most of those primary economic activities are no longer been appreciated. They no longer see most of these businesses as suitable jobs for their social status either as university graduates or oil producing communities, hence they now take to youth restiveness, crime, prostitution and other forms of anti-social ices. Jhingan (opcit). These youths, with the guise of unemployment have remained a great threat to political stability as they are consistently involved in creating a hostile socio-economic and political environment for the oil industry and government. Armed robbery attacks are persistent, youths forming various gangs of cultism, prostitution and consistent marital instabilities the effects which unemployment has left in its trail. Based on this background the researcher wants to investigate unemployment and demographic factors as predictive variables in youth restiveness

Objective of the study

The following objectives will be ascertained

1. To ascertain the relationship between unemployment and youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state
2. To find out the causes of youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state
3. To find out the relationship between education and youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state

Research question

The following research question will be formulated;

1. Is there any relationship between unemployment and youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state?
2. What are the causes of youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state?
3. Is there any the relationship between education and youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state?

Research hypotheses

The following research hypotheses will be formulated;

H0: there is no relationship between unemployment and youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state

H1: there is relationship between unemployment and youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state

H0: there are no causes of youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state

H2: there are causes of youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state

H0: there is no relationship between education and youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state

H3: there is relationship between education and youth restiveness in Portharcourt, Rivers state

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