SECURITY CHALLENGES AND THE CRISIS OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA: A THEORETICAL DISCOURSE

Abstract

Insecurity is one of the most serious social problems worldwide. Nigeria as a nation has been enmeshed in an increasing web of insecurity which has resulted in the current rising level of youth unemployment in the country. Many of you who graduated from the nation’s universities are not engage in any gainful employment, despise their level of education and the wiliness to contribute to the economic develop of the country. Youths should be given the opportunity to display their energy possibly or else it can be diverted wrongly; youth unemployment represents a dangerous threat to human lives and constitute obstacle to economic development and poverty reduction. This paper argues that the high rate of insecurity in the country is strongly related with the high level youth unemployment in Nigeria, for any sustainable development to be achieved the government most seriously address the insecurity challenges in the country with a view of curving youth unemployment in Nigeria, the paper suggested that government should create employment opportunities with view of reducing poverty and unemployment in order to fight insecurity and ensure general development.