IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IJSSMR )

E-ISSN 2545-5303
P-ISSN 2695-2203
VOL. 11 NO. 6 2025
DOI: 10.56201/ijssmr.vol.11no6.2025.pg15.22

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N-Power Programme and Unemployment Reduction in Nigeria: A Study of Akwa Ibom State (2016-2023)

Wisdom Billy

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Abstract

The issue of unemployment has been a great burden to economies that strives to grow. Amidst the plethora of unemployment programmes that the various administrations have introduced, unemployment keeps soaring at an astronomical rate. The N-power programme is a government initiative aimed at empowering Nigerian youths by providing them with requisite skills and job opportunities. This paper assesses the impact of the N-power programme on unemployment reduction in Akwa Ibom State. The Human Capital Theory was adopted as the theoretical framework while the survey research design was adopted to carry out the study with the chi-square statistical technique used to test the hypothesis. To evaluate the programme’s effectiveness on unemployment reduction in the state, a study was conducted involving a total of 370 respondents. The findings of the study revealed that N-power programme has not contributed to unemployment reduction in Akwa Ibom State and recommended that monitoring and evaluation of the programme be strengthened and that there should be increased collaboration with relevant private sector organizations to increase the programme’s effectiveness.

keywords:

N-power, Employment, Unemployment, Unemployment Reduction, Akwa Ibom

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