Youths and Economic Development in Nigeria

Abstract

No country seeking economic development which is the good and better life can afford to neglect the youth or abandon them to constitute a major social problem. This is because the youths are the engine of growth and development. Their action and inaction can develop or destroy the fabrics of their country. In other words, they determine the future of the country. It is on this backdrop that this paper is out to address the importance of preparation and training of the youths in order to achieve sustainable economic development. It adopted a theoretical approach as its methodology and found that there is indisputable evidence of poor economic development due to lack of preparation and training on the part of the youths. The paper therefore recommended that the government should adequately fund the educational sector and should also have the farmer’s mentality and do away with the hunter's mentality.