THE IMPLICATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG THE NIGERIAN YOUTHS ON THE SECURITY OF THE COUNTRY. (A CASE STUDY OF ONDO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ONDO STATE)

ABSTRACT This study investigated the implication of unemployment among the Nigerian youths on the security. Four research questions were raised and answered in the study. The research design of the study is descriptive survey. The population consisted the self-employed and unemployed youths in Ondo West Local Government area of Ondo State. The sample size of the study was of two hundred (200) youths purposively selected to participate in the study. The researcher self-developed questionnaire formed the instrument of data collection. Frequency counts and mean were the major statistical tools used for data analysis. The findings showed that the level of unemployment among the Nigerian youth is very high; that many factors are responsible for unemployment in Nigeria such as adoption of untimely economic policy measures, lack of employable skills and practical orientation in educational institutions among others; that unemployment has negative effect on Nigerian youth; that there is relationship between the unemployment rate and current Nigerian insecurity. However, the findings among others recommended that government should establishing strong linkage between entrepreneurship skills education schools and industries in the area of students’ internship or apprenticeship, funding support and retraining of graduates, also Nigeria youths should be provided with start-up capital in starting and expanding their businesses through cheaper access to loans, formation of cooperatives, leasing or grants.