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Research Proposal: Youth Unemployment And

Attitude Towards Employment: Comparative
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Abstract
Introduction
Problem statement
Research objectives
Organization of the study
Literature review
Methodology
Ethical statement
Conclusion
References
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Abstract
Nigeria’s adolescent & young adult population (aged 15-24) is currently facing a crippling problem
that will endanger the future of the nation. The median age data from the world.bymap.org
website is used to define the term “youth migrant and non-migrant population, or youth
population”. The median age of the migrant and non-migrant population throughout the
developing world does remain in a late adolescent phase with ages ranging from the 15th birthday
until the 24th birthday (world.bymap.org, 2013, median age). This study expects to find that youth
population attitudes toward unemployment will be similar in the migrant and non-migrant
populations. I seek to examine this assertion by carrying out a qualitative investigation on the
relatedness of unemployment among the youth and their attitudes based on a population analysis
of the youth among the indigenous non-migrant locals and migrant immigrants in Nigeria.
The migrant and non-migrant youth population is primarily located in Latin America and on the
African continent to which Nigeria has a median population age of 19.1 (2010 Est.)
(world.bymap.org, 2013, median age). Global unemployment rates among the youth population
are on the rise (indexmundi, 2013, 1). The same case is observable in Nigeria where the number of
unemployed youths accounts for more than half of the total number of unemployed people in the
country (Youth Speak Community, 2013, 1. It has been suggested that attitudes of the youth may
be the main reason behind the high levels of unemployment among the youth.
Introduction
The global rate of unemployment indicates high levels of unemployment among the youth. The
median age data from the world.bymap.org website is used to define the term “youth migrant and
non-migrant population, or youth population”. The median age of the migrant and non-migrant
population throughout the developing world does remain in a late adolescent phase with ages
ranging from the 15th birthday until the 24th birthday (world.bymap.org, 2013, median age). In
fact, the rate of growth of unemployment among the youth population is higher that the case of
adults (Alanana, 2003).
The reported incidence of youth unemployment is even higher in developed economies as

compared to emerging and developing economies. However, in the recent years the cases have
been so sporadic in developing countries especially in Africa (Alanana, 2013). This is because
according to Alanana (2013), the numbers of the youth population is increasing at an alarming
rate as compared to the rates at which job opportunities are being created. The case of
unemployment among the youth in Africa is alarming and is currently a threat to social-economic
stability and peace.
Nigeria is also a major immigrant destination in West Africa with over one million immigrant
population. The youths accounts for a majority of the immigrant population. This represents about
0.7 percent of the population. The case of unemployment among the youth cuts across both the
locals as well as the immigrants (Alanana, 2003). This paper purposes to analyse the case of
unemployment among the migrant and non-migrant youth population in the country and how the
attitudes affects the rates by analysing unemployment among the local youths and the immigrant
youths in Nigeria.
Problem statement
Generally, the rate of migrant and non-migrant youth unemployment in Nigeria is very high.
However, the rates of unemployment among the youth are incomparable to the older male
working population in the country. Several reasons may be behind the abnormal differences in the
unemployment rates between the youth and the adult population. Several studies have associated
the differences in the unemployment rates between the migrant and non-migrant youth
populations and other adults to the attitudes posed by the youths regarding job specifications.
Other studies referenced in Alanana (2013), Youth unemployment in Nigeria: some implications
for the third millennium have indicated that the local youth are very selective towards jobs as
compared to immigrant youth. This dissertation will examine the extent of truth in this statement
by generally observing the link between unemployment among the youths and their attitudes and
also examine the attitudes of immigrant and local youths towards employment opportunities in
the country.
Research objectives
This research study will be guided by the following objectives:
To analyse the link between unemployment among the youth and their attitudes
To analyse the difference in unemployment rates between local youths and immigrant
youths
To examine how attitudes affects the differences in unemployment rates of the local youths
and immigrant youths.
Organization of the study

This study will be divided into five chapters. The introduction will provide the background and
need to study how attitudes influence unemployment in the country. This will also include a
description of the research hypothesis, objectives, questions, limitations, assumptions,
significance, and the approach adopted in the investigation. The second chapter will provide a
detailed analysis of literature review of previous investigations relevant to the research problem.
The third chapter will provide the research methodology that will be used in addressing the
hypothesis and the research questions. Chapter four will represent all the data that will be
collected and analysed in this planned study. Finally, the fifth chapter will delineate on the
conclusions that will be drawn in the study as well as the recommendations.
Literature review
For the development of an effective gap analysis, this study will analyse several previous imperial
investigations and authentic statistics on unemployment among the youth in the world and
specifically in Nigeria. The literature review will focus on the unemployment among locals and
immigrants on a general perspective globally as well as local perspective in Nigeria.
The literature reviewed in this study will be sourced from credible sources such as national and
international newspaper sources that cover Nigeria, government publications and other academic
journals to ensure that the process of gap analysis is founded on a comprehensive, valid, sound
and reliable set of data. The study will focus on most recent studies and publications dating back
to a maximum of 7 years ago to ensure the data used in the study represents the most recent
situation as far as unemployment among the youth is concerned.
According to Youth Speak Community (2013), Nigeria, which is Africa’s most populated country,
has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world. By 2011, the unemployment rate was at
about 24 % of which the rate of unemployment among the youths was estimated to be about 50%
(Youth Speak Community, 2013). However, the case is similar in many other African countries such
as South Africa, Kenya, and Ghana, which have unemployment rates of 25%, 40 %, and 11 %
respectively (Youth Speak Community, 2013).
The most critical issue affecting Nigeria and Nigerians today is the issue of unemployment and
subsequently the problem in the future of unemployment is with current levels of youth
unemployment in Nigeria (Bakare, 2013)Bakare states that World Bank statistical data list Nigeria’s
youth unemployment rate at 38% (Bakare, 2013) but Bakare believes the real rate of Nigerian
youth unemployment is closer to 80% (Bakare, 2013). The rate of youth population education
continues to increase with Nigerian universities producing 150,000 graduates per year (Bakare,
2013), however; the rate of job production has not kept to pace with the production of university
graduates per year (Bakare, 2013).
The focus of Nigeria’s future as a result of the youth unemployment problem is also part of the
research agenda of the Nigerian Universities. The Department of Business Administration and
Marketing, at the Delta State University are in the process of determining how the current youth
unemployment crisis will impact Nigeria’s economic and social future. According to Salami (2013),
The problems Nigeria faces tomorrow will depend on how the youth population of Nigeria
matures as adolescents into adulthood. “Records from the National Population Commission (2001)
indicate that youths under the age of 30 constitute over half of the approximately 150 million
Nigerians. According to Doreo Partners (2013) unemployment rate in Nigeria is growing at the
rate of 16% per year with the youth impacted the most and accounting for three times the general
unemployment.” (Salami, 2013) Damilola (2013) describes the rise in unemployment in Nigeria as
“one of the major social problems affecting the growth and development of this country.”
(Damilola, 2013) The situation is described as so dire the population of Nigerians cannot meet
basic needs due to the lack of jobs. Damilola also describes a problem of cronyism in Nigeria that
awards jobs to college graduates with political connections rather than based on individual merit.
The suggestion by Damilola is for the youth to be “creative and learn different vocational skills.”
(Damilola, 2013)
A startling report by the Department of Sociology at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria has
indicated that youth unemployment has led to a rise in violent crimes (Ajaegbu, 2012) The overall
level of despair of the youth population is blamed for the level of youth unemployment. “By using
the deprivation theory proposed by Ted Gurr, this study has explored the proximate and ultimate
causes involving the youths in violent crimes. If factors that create the feeling of deprivation and
frustration created by unemployment are addressed, Nigeria’s youths will not engage in violent
crimes.” (Ajaegbu, 2012)
According to the Christian Science monitor, the youth unemployment problem leaves the Nigerian
youth population so despondent that militant groups are better able to prey on these populations
and recruit them into criminal organizations. “The vulnerability of unemployed youth in Nigeria’s
northeast leaves them open to Boko Harem’s narratives, which have only been augmented by
weak governance and the poor delivery of basic services. Boko Haram members, who live in the
city’s poor communities, command the loyalty of those who have languished into poverty.”
(Parker, 2013) This issue of militant groups in Nigeria leaves the migrant and non-migrant youth
population prone to exposure of issues relating to criminality and recruitment into militant groups.
Methodology
The survey response questionnaire will be of a qualitative research design to measure the
subjective response from the migrant and non-migrant youth population in Nigeria. The focus of
the survey questionnaire will be to assess the sentiment, or feelings, of the youth population with
regard to their current and future employment prospect. Qualitative research involves the use of
a subjective inquiry into the survey questionnaire, which is necessary to establish a base for
analysis to include meaningful words, observations, stories, individualities, and chromatic renders
with minimal consideration of the number of participants (Higgs & Cherry, 2009). This approach
will enable the investigation and examination of the youth unemployment issue with a small
sample population, and hence allowing the investigation to proceed with a limited budget.
Furthermore, since the investigation requires a deeper analysis and explanation on the links
between attitudes and unemployment among the youths, the use of qualitative methodology will
allow the study to analyse the objectives effectively.
The data will be collected from each participant of the sample population using interview
questions derived based on the objectives identified in the introduction. The data will be coded
by linking a number (1, 2, etc.) to each survey response question. The investigation will collect
data via semi-structured interviews. After data collection is the analysis process. The analysis will
be based on the observer’s impression as the main analysis technique. The use of observer’s
impression has been proven to be simple and effective in producing in-depth analysis (Higgs &
Cherry, 2009).
Ethical statement
Generally, this study will observe all the ethical requirements in all the processes of data collection
and analysis as is expected under an Internal Review Board (IRB). Some of the factors that will be
considered include protection of participants’ privacy and confidentiality.
Conclusion
From the above introduction, it is evident that unemployment among the youth in Nigeria is a
major social and economic issue in the country. Developing a deeper understanding on the
reasons behind the high levels of migrant & non-migrant youth unemployment is necessary to
ensure effective steps are taken to deal with the issue. This study will provide an examination and
render a conclusion to the notion of the assertion that attitudes of the youth contribute to the
high levels of unemployment. This will expand the current knowledge on the issue of youth
unemployment and hence allow policy makers to have a better understanding of the issue for
effective policy development
References
Alanana, O. O., Youth unemployment in Nigeria: some implications for the third Millennium,
Global Journal of Social Sciences, 2 (1), 21-26. 2013
Bakare, Bilikis. “Addressing youth unemployment in Nigeria.” BusinessDay |. 2013

http://businessdayonline.com/2013/11/addressing-youth-unemployment-in-nigeria/ (accessed
November 21, 2013).
Higgs, J. & Cherry, N., Doing qualitative research on practice’, in Higgs, J., Horsfall, D. & Grace, S.
2009 (eds.), writing Qualitative Research on Practice, Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers
F., J. “Why is youth unemployment so high?.” The Economist. 2013.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/05/economist-explains-why-youth-
unemployment-so-high (accessed November 21, 2013).
Salami, Youth unemployment in Nigeria: A time for creative intervention. International Journal of
Business and Marketing Management, Vol. 1(2); pp. 18-26, July 2013. Retrieved from:
http://www.resjournals.org/IJBMM/PDF/2013/July/Salami.pdf
Damilola, Saanu. “Nigerian Tribune.” How to tackle youth unemployment in Nigeria. 2013
http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/18043-how-to-tackle-
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Parker, Gillian. “In Boko Haram country, Nigeria’s new crackdown brings mixed feelings.” 2013. The
Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2013/0528/In-Boko-Haram-
country-Nigeria-s-new-crackdown-brings-mixed-feelings (accessed November 21, 2013).
Youth Speak Community, Youth Unemployment In Nigeria: Shocking Statistics, Facts And Why The
Future May Not Be So Bright Afterall. 2013 Retrieved from
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