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| Youths and Coping with the Challenges of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria |
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Government Policies – including entrepreneurship in the academic curricula – both from the primary to the varsity level is an area that the Nigerian government might need to consider. This will stimulate more participation, which in turn will have a long-run positive multiplier effect on the economy, if well implemented and monitored. Not only that, there should be a strategic plan to make funds and/or seed grants available to youths, in order to encourage them to start businesses. This could be achieved by setting up Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) or collaborating with existing ones. This will contribute towards the reduction in the current high unemployment rate and decrease the ‘mad chase’ for scarce white-collar jobs. Similarly, since it is the main responsibility of government to provide social infrastructures, the unavailability or inadequacy of these basic needs will not be helpful in achieving the required results. Governments should adopt a holistic approach to solving problems.
Entrepreneurship is an area where youths can be fully utilized to cause a turn-around in the developing (or is it collapsing?) economies of the Third World.
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Hello there! I'm Yemisi, a Nigerian female with a passion for developmental initiatives.
I love writing because it's a way of adding value to other people's lives, i.e. sharing. We all are who we are today just because sometime in our lives we had opportunities to read what someone else had written.
I like advocating for the voiceless, especially the less-privileged ones. I love programs that focus on children, teens, youths and women. I also believe that we all can live lives worthy of emulation (by generations yet unborn) if we contribute positively - by putting in our best in whatever we are involved in.
My first degree is in Economics and I also have a Masters in Humanitarian & Refugee Studies. I'm currently in University of Jyväskylä, Finland studying for a Masters in Development and International Cooperation.
I'm interested in issues relating to children, youth and women empowerment, especially in developing countries like Nigeria.
I have authored 3 books titled - "Child Development: Whose Role", "Let's Help Nigeria", and "Charisma and Character".
I am a facilitator, trainer, business advisor/consultant and a motivational speaker. My goal is to contribute to socio-political and economic development through skills transfer, knowledge sharing, networking and policy advocacy.
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u are one greta asset wew need down here classic | Jan 4th, 2008
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