Unemployment

This study examines the influence of Artificial intelligence on jobs: unemployment and displacement. It captures the implication of Artificial intelligence on the workforce as a whole. The Literature review of the study was segmented into three(3) sections namely; Conceptual review, Theoretical review, and Empirical review. Major Statistical tools of analysis used includes; data visualizations using histograms and the multinomial logistic regression. All tests done were conducted at the 0.05 level of significance. Major findings show that python, AI algorithms, certifications, problem solving, mathematics, and the other skills have a significant effect on getting an AI-related job. The study concludes that the impact AI has on jobs, is more on job loss as regards low-skilled workers, however AI has the ability to complement human workers, which will in turn lead o increased efficiency and productivity. Also as regards job displacement, it will affect mainly low-skilled and routine jobs.

The study investigated the influence of functional literacy in reducing unemployment among youths in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. In order to achieve the objectives of this study, five research questions were raised. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consists of youths under-going various functional literacy programmes in both public and private organization in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. A census sampling technique was used to select one hundred and twenty-six (126) youths in Ovia North East Local Government Area. A self- structured questionnaire designed with a modified Likert Scale method made up of four- point rating scale of Strongly Agreed (SA), Agreed (A), Disagreed (D), Strongly Disagree (SD) was the instrument adopted for the study. The instrument was validated by the researcher’s supervisor and other lecturer in the Department of Adult and Continuing Education. The instrument reliability was determined using the Cronbach’s alpha procedure. The correlation of the coef icient of the instrument was found to be o.71. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics which involved frequency count, percentage and mean score analysis was used to answer the research questions. The findings of the study revealed that functional literacy programmes such as digital literacy, vocational training, entrepreneurship skills, agricultural skills are relatively available for unemployed youths in Ovia North East Local Government of Edo State. The findings also revealed that unemployment has negatively impacted the well-being of the majority of the youths. It was also revealed that there is a significant relationship between functional literacy programmes and economic empowerment of youths, as well as between functional literacy and reduction in youths unemployment. Challenges confronting the ef ective delivery of functional literacy programmes targeting youths in Ovia North Local Government Area of Edo State ranged from inadequate funding, poor infrastructure and facilities, inadequate skilled trainers and lack of awareness. Based on the findings, it was recommended that government and agencies should expand the reach of functional literacy programmes to more communities within Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. Also, more training centres should be established and adequately equipped to accommodate a large number of unemployed youths.

An increasing unemployment rate in Sub-SaharanAfrican economies presents amajor problem for the continent’s economies today. Since the early 1980s, economists and policymakers inNigeria have been deeply concerned about the issue of unemployment.Publicandprivatesectorsarepayingmoreattentiontothisphenomenondue tofinancialcrisis and this has exacerbated the country’s unemployment problem and, in turn, the country’s security issue. It is based on this premise that this study sought to examine the impact of unemployment on insecurity in Nigeria using the following research questions; how endemic is the unemployment situation in Nigeria? What is the relationship between unemployment and insecurity in Nigeria? How has unemployment brought about insecurity in Nigeria? To answer the aforementioned questions, the study employed the quantitativemethodology using the questionnaire as the primary mode of data collection. The major findings of the study were that; insecurity in all its forms has a negative impact on the unemployment situation in Nigeria which have further plunged the nation with increased hunger and instability. The general breakdown of law and order was said to have adversely affected the unemployment situation. Bad leadership was suggested as a possible reason for the rising insecurity situation across the country and that lack of Jobs drives youths to engage in all sorts of activities that cause insecurity. The study recommended that the administration of President Buhari must expand and improve upon its social intervention programmes to ensure the creation and provision of jobs to both skills and un-skills citizens of the country. This would go a long way in reducing poverty, and thereby minimizing the rate of crime in Nigeria and among Nigerians. Governance must therefore work to the benefit of its own citizens. Poverty and inequality should be eliminated if Nigeria is to be spared of violence. The government should create job opportunities for its unemployed youth. Without opportunity to work the people would feel that the society is against them and will wage war against them. Provision of employment has to be Nigerian priority.

This study examines the relationship between unemployment in Nigeria and its impact on the academic performance of university students, with a particular focus on the University of Benin. The research investigates how high unemployment rates influence students’ motivation, academic choices, and overall performance, considering factors such as financial constraints, psychological stress, and perceptions of the labor market. Data were collected through the administration of structured questionnaires to a representative sample of students. Findings reveal that the persistent unemployment crisis contributes significantly to reduced academic motivation, increased anxiety about the future, and a tendency toward underperformance. The study further highlights the socio- economic pressures on students, such as inability to afford learning materials, reduced concentration in studies, and declining interest in certain disciplines perceived to have limited employment opportunities. It concludes that unemployment not only undermines students’ academic outcomes but also discourages investment in higher education. The research recommends stronger government intervention in job creation, career support programs in universities, and policies to better align academic curricula with labor market needs, thereby reducing the negative influence of unemployment on academic performance.

The desire for every country is to gain progress economically and as well attaindevelopment. This study therefore analyses a pressing issue that requires urgent attentionif a country is to achieve these desires, by looking at the topic "The Impact of populationgrowth on Unemployment in Nigeria”. The study spans over a time period of 30yearsfrom 1990 till 2020, secondary data was used on the EVIEWS 2009 package toregressthe model with Unemployment as the dependent variable and population growth, exchange rate and government expenses as the independent variables. The results showed that population growth has a positive relationship with unemployment and has a significant impact unlike the other variables such as exchange rate and government expenses. The R squared shows a 99.6% explanatory power of the model's independent variable to explain its dependent variable.it is thus recommended that ef ective policies should be implemented in addressing the ever rising rate of population growth

The study assessed the influence of social intervention programmes of the Federal Government on reducing unemployment in Edo State, Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study was 156 masters degree students from University of Benin and Ambrose Alli University in Edo State in 2018/2019 academic session. There was no sampling as the entire population was used for the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts. Chronbach alpha statistics was used to compute the reliability of the instrument which yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.78. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. The t-test was used to test the hypotheses. The study revealed that N-power, conditional cash transfer, homegrown school feeding and micro-credit scheme reduced unemployment in Edo State. It also revealed that male and female graduates did not differ significantly in their ratings on the extent social intervention programmes reduced unemployment in Edo State; same goes for young and old graduates hence the null hypotheses acceptance. From the results of the analysis, it was concluded that the extent of social intervention programmes such as N-power, conditional cash transfer, homegrown school feeding and micro-credit scheme (market/tradermoni) on reducing unemployment in Edo State was high. Consequently, it was recommended that a systematic approach should be developed for the transfer of N-power beneficiaries into the core public service at the end of their internship for programme employment sustainability. Furthermore, funding towards school feeding programme should be consistent and regular across the local governments so as impact on everyone on thevalue chain towards employment generation. Finally, recommendations were made for further studies such as determinants influencing the implementation of social intervention programmes in Nigeria.

This study was conducted to assess the perception of Agricultural Education students on the roles of Vocational and Technical Education in reducing unemployment in Edo State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Four research questions were raised and one hypothesis was formulated to guide this study. The population consisted of 135 students from the Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Faculty of Education, University of Benin. The entire population was used as the sample due to its manageable size. The research instrument was a structured questionnaire titled “The Perception of Agricultural Education Students on the Roles of Vocational and Technical Education in Reducing Unemployment” (PAESRVTERU). The instrument was validated through expert judgment by the researcher’s supervisor and two specialists in the department. Its reliability was established using Cronbach Alpha, yielding a coefficient of 0.77, indicating good internal consistency. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and independent sample t-test at 0.05 level of significance using statistical package for the social science (SPSS). Findings revealed that Agricultural Education students perceived vocational and technical education as significantly contributing to skills development, economic growth, and entrepreneurship promotion, all of which influence the reduction of unemployment in Edo State to a high extent. Specifically, skill development was recognized as a vital engine of job creation, economic growth was seen as a driver of labor demand, and entrepreneurship promotion was acknowledged as a viable tool for empowering graduates and reducing social vices.

The broad objective of the study is to examine the migration of skilled workers to Europe and its impact on the socio economic development of Nigeria. The study was through structured interview in Benin City in Edo State.All of the respondents who were questioned stated that high unemployment, high crime rates, poverty, and insecurity are the main causes of migration to Europe. These are the main causes of the migration of people to Europe. People can migrate toEurope in search of a more secure life due to the country's pervasive insecurity. Insecurity is one of the social ills that puts human life in danger, instills fear in the world around it, and limits its freedom of movement. Feeling uncomfortable or uneasy, or experiencing a vulnerable and self- doubting mental state, are definitions of insecurity. Human resources are a vital and essential part of health systems, and they can have an impact on the quantity and caliber of healthcare services provided. Healthcare worker migration may have an effect on the countries of origin and destination. Respondents point out that for policymakers to maintain and advance development
in Nigeria, they require qualified workers. The increased recognition of the developmental effects of human migration and the need to incorporate migration into other sectoral policies has resulted in an increasing demand for new types of evidence. Anything can trigger it, such as traumatic experiences, abusive circumstances, early life events, and personal phobias.People
from Nigeria move to Europe in search of better medical care. Therefore, the study recommends that Nigeria government should improve the health sector and the condition of service so that health workers will not migrate to Europe. The study also recommends that the government of Nigeria should improve on the security so that citizen of Nigeria will not migrate to Europe.

The study examined the effects of youth unemployment in Egor LGA, Edo State. The study indicated that youth unemployment has many negative effects to the society, economy, family, and individuals. From the response got from the questionnaires revealed that youth unemployment leads to poverty, low productivity, losses in foreign direct investment, low revenue generation, rural urban migration, illicit activities which increases insecurity, anti-social activities such as armed robbery, prostitution, political thuggery, violence, kidnapping, restiveness and other social vices evident among the unemployed youths and this constitutes danger to the stability, growth and development of the state. The research concludes that, addressing the problems of youth unemployment, must involve all stakeholders. Suggestions from the analysis therefore, are that effective policy measures such as re-prioritization or revitalization of agricultural sector, reformation of educational system, provision of enabling environment and building of industries be pursued vigorously which will drastically reduce unemployment and poverty as well as eradicate the menace of youth unemployment in Egor LGA, Edo State and Nigeria as a whole.

This study investigates “Impact of entrepreneurship training on unemployment reduction in Nigeria”. The specific objectives include determining the extent at which entrepreneurship training help reduce unemployment in Nigeria, examine the relationship
between entrepreneurship skill acquisition and employment creation in Nigeria, and to know the challenges facing entrepreneurship training and employment creation in Nigeria. Three research questions guide this study, The Impact of entrepreneurship training on unemployment reduction located in Benin City. The sample size comprises 92 respondents, and data were collected through a 92-questionnaire survey of enterprises in Ugbowo, Benin City. The study was analysed using simple percentages, frequency table. The result From the findings emphasizes how entrepreneurship training programs in Nigeria have significantly contributed to reducing unemployment and fostering economic growth by equipping individuals with essential skills and promoting business startups. However, to fully realize their potential, it is vital to address challenges such as inadequate funding, poor infrastructure, limited market access, regulatory barriers, and the lack of mentorship. Overcoming these obstacles will enable entrepreneurship training to continue playing a pivotal role in job creation and driving Nigeria's economic development.