scholarly journals Youth Unemployment and Terrorism in Nigeria: The Case of “Boko Haram”

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S9) ◽  
pp. 442-449
Keyword(s):  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
Armed Robbery ◽  
Nigerian Government ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Selfish Interest ◽  
Northeast Nigeria

The increasing social vices in Nigeria such as kidnapping, armed robbery, political thuggery and terrorism are indicators of a national doom. Kidnappings are done for ransom from the victims, while armed robbery, political thuggery, and terrorism are engaged for financial gains and selfish interest. These criminal activities negatively affect the peace, security, and development of the nation. This study examines the relationship between youth unemployment and Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria. This study relies on secondary data and adopted the frustration-aggression theory as its theoretical framework. The study revealed that high rate of youth unemployment in northeast Nigeria has provided foot soldiers for the Boko Haram elites. More so, available data show youth unemployment rate in Nigeria is so high, and these criminal engagements are attributed to it. As a way forward, the study recommends amongst others that, the Nigerian government should identify the causes of youth unemployment and intensify efforts at youth unemployment reduction as such efforts will reduce poverty and take care of other needs of the youths.

scholarly journals An Examination of the Causes of Unemployment among Youths in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12S2) ◽  
pp. 567-573
Keyword(s):  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Leadership ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Entire Society ◽  
Nigerian Government ◽  
The Unemployed

The rising youth unemployment in Nigeria is indeed disturbing as engagements of unemployed youths in armed robbery, kidnapping, Boko Haram, prostitution and other related social ills in Nigerian society are attributed to high rate of unemployment. The stated involvement in crimes by the unemployed youths does not only constitute social problems to the entire society but obstructs the development of the country. The main objective of this paper is to examine causes of youth unemployment in Nigeria as it relates mostly to moral bankruptcy in public leadership. Secondary sources were being used as the data for this study and it sets its analysis in the context of the neoliberal theory. The results of this study revealed that youth unemployment is caused mainly by corruption among the public office holders that has led to the degrading nature of infrastructures, security, and neglect of agriculture. This study therefore recommends among other things that Nigerian government ought to make its educational system self-reliance for the youths through the introduction of vocational and technical courses. Above all, Nigerian government should insist that its society has the enabling environment for business activities to thrive and that may as well accommodate investors and other businesses globally.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Impact Fiscal Fundamentals on Unemployment in Nigeria. Imperatives for Covid 19, Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Ologbenla ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Government Revenue ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The study examined the impact of fiscal fundamental on unemployment rate in Nigeria from 1980 to 2020 focusing on COVID-19 imperatives. The research work embraces OLS estimating techniques to estimate the relationship between the variables. The result of the analysis revealed that government expenditure had positive and significant effect on the rate of unemployment. Also government revenue had a positive but insignificant impact on unemployment during. The implication of these findings for COVID-19 is that the narrative which is obtained from the analysis needs to be changed. Government revenue should be made to have significant impact on unemployment. The pandemic has led to a lot of job lost and the unemployment rate in Nigeria has risen by about 55% peaking at 36% youth unemployment rate as at last quarter of 2020. The study therefore, recommends that government should refocus expenditure and revenue in the country in such a way it will target development of infrastructural facilities so as to increase productivity and in turn facilitate employment generation.

Islamic Leadership Model and the Burden of Terrorism and Leadership in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Olatunde Uthman
Keyword(s):  
Money Laundering ◽  
Child Soldiers ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Nigerian Government ◽  
Islamic Leadership ◽  
Northeast Nigeria

Despite the efforts of the Nigerian government at tackling the problems of terrorism and corruption, the terrorist activities of the Boko Ḥarām added to those of herdsmen, cattle rustlers, farmers, cultists, and militias who kill, vandalize, rob, rape, and kidnap with impunity all over the country have virtually destroyed the country, especially Northeast Nigeria. Its tourism industry has virtually gone into extinction in addition to the challenges of human, arms, and drugs trafficking; money laundering; child soldiers; and internally displaced persons in the region. All these take place while the country is also confronting the challenges of corruption. In what ways has Muhammadu Buhari administration tried to free Nigeria from terrorism and corruption? How are the challenges of terrorism and corruption tied to the development of the country? What role can Islamic leadership model play in bringing an end to these multifarious challenges ravaging the country? These are some of the questions that this papers answers using the leadership model of the Sharī‘ah.

scholarly journals Analysis of Crime Data in the Limpopo Province

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3(J)) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Kwabena A Kyei
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Crime Types ◽  
Continuous Use

South Africa has a very high rate of murders, assaults, rapes and other crimes compared to most countries. Most South Africans who immigrate to other countries cite crime as the major reason. Crime has become a concern for all, the police, private security industry, real estate developer, car manufacturers, businessmen, etc. There is a high demand for crime prevention; and this calls for a continuous use of new, advanced and reliable methods to prevent crime. How bad is the level of crime in Limpopo and what are the major crime types? This study uses secondary data from the 2011 Census conducted by Statistics South Africa; and tries to look at the composition of crime in the province and the variables that influence crime, in order to propose measures to tackle and minimize crime in the province. Multivariate statistical analysis has been employed, and the study shows that the following variables; the population size, number of households, youth unemployment, growth rate, and dependency ratio; have a positive influence in the occurrence of crime. The study recommends the slowing down of population growth rate, decrease in household size and the reduction of youth unemployment to curb crime in the province.

scholarly journals Curbing Unemployment and Brain Drain Among Nigerian Youths Through Islamic Financing Instruments

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
Ibraheem Alani AbdulKareem ◽  
Kamoru Mutiu Olaide ◽  
Onimajesin Salihu Isiaka
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Islamic Finance ◽  
Nigerian Government ◽  
The Impact

The alarming increase in graduates/youths unemployment across the globe is disturbing. Graduates/youths unemployment that leads to brain drain is a complex problem facing developing countries, of which Nigeria is not spared. It is on this premise that necessitated the purpose of writing this paper is to ameliorate the issue of graduate/youth unemployment through the adoption of Islamic financing instruments as a solution to curb this high rate of graduates/youths unemployment in Nigeria. Going by the focus of this paper, Islamic financing instruments which have been seen to be under-utilized but if aggressively encouraged by the Nigerian government through easy access to funding by graduates/youths, which is a catalyst to entrepreneurship among graduates/youths to reduce unemployment that has been combating them and the nation at large. The method employed for this study is conceptual in nature. It reviewed previous literature whereby understanding the roles played by Islamic financing in curbing the menace of brain drain and unemployment among graduates/youth were gained. Based on the understanding of reviewed literature, this study has documented that Islamic finance instrument has played a significant role in SMEs. The study also found out that the impact of harnessing SMEs through Islamic finance instruments cannot be ignored in any society. Thus, it is suggested that the Nigerian government should embrace Islamic financing to reduce the population of graduates/youths who have recently, as a matter of no job, partake in ENDSARS protests and roaming the streets aimlessly across Nigeria. The implication of study on the Nigeria government and policymaker in term of adoption of Islamic finance instruments was to address the issues of SMEs in order to tame the menace on unemployment and brain drain, thereby retaining our graduate/youths to contribute their quotas through their skills/potentials for the betterment of the country.

scholarly journals The impact of inflation on the unemployment rate in Egypt: a VAR approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 06009
Author(s):  
Emad Attia Mohamed Omran ◽  
Yuriy Bilan
Keyword(s):  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Impulse Response Function ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Vector Autoregressive ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Unemployment and inflation are among the most critical phenomena facing both developed and developing countries due to their harmful social, economic, and political effects. The Egyptian monetary policy’s main objective is to maintain a low inflation rate in the medium run to keep the confidence and a high rate of investment and economic growth. At the same time, economists argue that targeting a low-rate of inflation may increase unemployment. Although the classical Philips curve indicates a trade-off between inflation and unemployment, several empirical studies have argued that the relationship between inflation and unemployment depends on the shocks’ source and lagged responses. The main objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between inflation and Egypt’s unemployment rate. We used time-series data from 1980 to 2019, where a vector autoregressive (VAR) model and the Impulse response function tool (IRF) were employed. The results show that inflation has a positive relationship with GDP while negatively affecting the unemployment rate.

scholarly journals Nigerian Refugees in Cameroon: Understanding the Politics of Voluntary Refugee Repatriation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 290
Author(s):  
Ugo Igariwey Iduma ◽  
Musa Yahi Musa
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Political Interest ◽  
The Political ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Nigerian Government ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
National Emergency

The paper observes that the inability of the Nigerian government to defeat Boko Haram has created a stream of problems for Cameroon as the paper identifies some Boko Haram activities in Cameroon is prompting a premature repatriation of Nigerian refugees by the Cameroonian government. According to the National Emergency Agency reports in 2015 the Cameroonian government forcefully repatriated 3.500 Nigerian refugees, the report added that the refugees were not informed of their return and were transported like animals, and dropped at home in cruel conditions. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (2004) explains that the premature repatriation of Nigerian refugee is a violation of the principle of non-refoulement as the condition in the North East is not conducive for the repatriation of Nigerian refugees. Thus, a tripartite agreement was reached between Nigeria, Cameroon, and UNHCR to ensure the safety and legality of the return of Nigerian refugees. The paper investigates the efforts of the Nigerian government towards the proper repatriation and reintegration of the refugees in safety and dignity. Using secondary data, the paper concluded that repatriation of the Nigerian refugees intended to address the humanitarian needs of the refugees is rather serving the political interest of various actor. The paper recommends a sustainable reintegration framework be established for the returnees. 

scholarly journals Nedarbo lygio sąsajos su ekonominiais rodikliais Lietuvoje

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilona Kiaušienė ◽  
Inga Vidrevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Economic Indicators ◽  
Research Assessment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Labor Market Policies ◽  
Territorial Differentiation ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Relationship

High unemployment rate is one of the most pressing social and economic problems which are preventing residents make good use of the economic benefits. Although one of the main purposes of the European Union and Lithuania – to increase employment, statistical data show that the unemployment rate remains relatively high and in different regions of Lithuania is not the same. The aim of the work - analyse changes the level of unemployment in the regions of Lithuania and to determine a link between the level of unemployment and to economic indicators. The methodics of research: assessment of the territorial unemployment rate differentiation consists of three phases: 1) identify the territorial differentiation of unemployment and the reasons identified in the employment and labor market policies to reduce unemployment; 2) examined the unemployment trend in Lithuania; 3) set the relationship between the level of unemployment and selected economic indicators. For reserach was used the secondary data of Lithuanian Department of Statistics. The period of research 2009–2014 year. The results of research showed that unemployment rate in the analyzed period changed mostly in counties of Klaipeda, Telsiai and Panevezys. The unemployment rate in the four counties – Panevezys, Siauliai, Telsiai and Utena was higher than our overall national average. We have analyzed the relationship between unemployment and foreign direct investment per capita, material investments per capita, Lithuanian goods exports per capita. It confirmed that chosen economic indicators had a significant impact on the unemployment rate only in some counties during the analyzed period.

SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS PROLIFERATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 289-296
Author(s):  
Mevayerore Daniel Igbini
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
The State ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Small Arms ◽  
Weapons Proliferation ◽  
Failure Theory ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Light Weapons

Throughout the world, violence, delinquency and fear undermine the basic right of individuals to live in peace and fully benefit from the healthy and sustainable commu-nity. More worrisome is the seemingly uncontrollable proliferations of small and light weapons which remained one of the major challenges for security and sustainable development in Nigeria. It is against this backdrop that this study examines the threats that small arms and light weapons proliferation portends on the Nigerian security and sustainable development. They study relied on secondary data and utilizes the content analysis for interpretation of data. This study is anchored on the state failure theory to underscore situations that warrant recourse to small arms and light weapons. The study concludes that the debilitating economy, failure of the state to provide the basic necessities of life, corruption, high rate of youth unemployment and sluggishness among the state’s instrument of force viz: the Army, police etc., are some of the major factors that serve as challenges to meaningful efforts and policies at combating the menace in the country. This study therefore recommends among others that the gov-ernment in all levels should embark on poverty alleviation programs and provide em-ployment opportunities to unemployed youths. This will discourage youths from join-ing ethnic militias and other militant groups that pose threats to peace and security in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Relationship between Covid-19 pandemic and firm’s performance towards unemployment across countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 5072-5081
Author(s):  
Noriza Mohd Saad
Keyword(s):  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Vaccine Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Regression Approach ◽  
Control Order ◽  
The Relationship

As a result of the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, stock market players issued their quick response on how coronavirus has affected the performance of firms whereby most of the affected sectors are airlines, tourism, hotels, transportation and many more. This has led to an increase in the unemployment rate worldwide.  Considering this global issue, this study was aimed at investigating the relationship between unemployment with a number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 and firms’ performance as well as the controlling factors across seven (7) countries. Secondary data were utilized with the data obtained from Bloomberg and Worldometers website. The dataset for dependent as proxy by unemployment rate and explanatory variables proxies by COVID-19 and firm’s performance were then tested using multivariate regression approach. Finally, from the study, it is suggested that an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases will affect business performance as controlled by macroeconomics factors which lead to a significant positive relationship between the unemployment rates in all the countries of this study. This factor may affect the government’s decision to implement the Movement Control Order (MCO), for instance by the Malaysian Government. By Covid-19 vaccine development in the market nowadays, hopefully, the spread can be mitigated and firms’ performance can return to normalcy to avoid increasing rate of unemployment in the world.

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