THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF AKWA IBOM STATE)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Declaration – – – – — –
Certification – – – – – – – – i
Dedication – — – – – – – – ii
Acknowledgment – – – – – – iii
Abstract – – — – – – – – iv
Table of Contents – – – – – – – v
CHAPTER ONE
- Background of the Study – – – 1
- Statement of the Problem – – – – 4
- Objective of the Study – – – – 5
- Research Questions – – – – – – 5
- Research Hypothesis – – – – – – 6
- Significance of the Study – – – – – 7
- Scope/Limitation of the study – – – 8
- Definition of Terms – – – – – – 8
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
- Introduction – – – – – – 11
- Concept of Poverty – – – – – 11
- National Directorate of Employment and Job creation in Nigeria – – – – – – 17
- The objectives and mandate of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) – – – – – 22
2.3.1 Indicators of Poverty – – – 23
- Reason for the failure of government programmes as regard poverty and unemployment in Nigeria 25
- Problems for poverty alleviation in Nigeria – – 29
- Prospect of poverty alleviation in Nigeria – 32
- Poverty Reduction strategies – – – – 38
- Theoretical framework – – – – 40
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction – – – – – – 45
3.1 Research Design – – – – – 45
3.2 Area of the Study – – – – – 46
3.3 Population of the Study – – – – – 46
3.4 Sample/Sampling Size – – – – 47
3.5 Sources of Data Analysis – – – – 48
3.6 Procedure for Data Collection – – – – 48
3.7 Reliability of the Instrument – – – 49
3.8 Method of Data Analysis – – – – – 49
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.0 Introduction – – – – – – 50
4.1 Data Presentation – – – – – 50
4.2 Data Analysis – – – – – – 54
4.3 Test of Hypothesis – – – – – – 60
4.4 Discussion of Findings – – – – 63
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.0 Introduction – – – – – – 65
5.1 Summary of Findings – – – – – 65
5.2 Recommendations – – – – – 68
5.3 Conclusion – – – – – – 70
REFERENCES
APPENDIX 1
CHAPTER ONE
- Background of the study
Poverty alleviation is one of the most difficult challenges facing countries in the developing world in which the coverage majority of the population is considered poor. As history would have it, Nigeria as a developing nation has experienced several forms of economic, political and social unrest. In recent times unemployment which is caused by individuals and government forces had joined the list of the social evils we experience in Nigeria today. The issue of unemployment has become a world-wide phenomenon demanded for increase attention, though the impact is more devastating in developing nation (Wamukonya 2003). According to Ndubi and Nwankwo (2013) identifies unemployment as one of the major challenges confronting Nigerian economic development.