IMPACT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION ON UNEMPLOYMENT REDUCTION IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF OMALA LOCAL GOVERNMENT, KOGI STATE)
Abstract
This project examines the impact of Local Government Administration on Unemployment Reduction in Nigeria, using Omala Local Government as a case study. Data for the study where collected using both primary and secondary data. The primary data sources were gotten mainly from questionnaires which were randomly distributed using the stratified sampling technique. The research revealed among others, that, the level of unemployment in Omala Local Government Area is very high and that the local government administration has not contributed significantly to unemployment reduction due to factors like Lack of funds, political instability, inadequate entrepreneur and vocational skills centers as well as lack of political will. Consequently, relevant recommendations have been put forward to boost the capacity of the local government in employment creation. Such as the setting up of job creation unit in the government and also the rovision of vocation skill acquisition programmes for youths in the lcal government.
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