Nigeria: Youth Unemployment in Nigeria Worries UNDP

Enugu — United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has decried the high level of unemployment and deviance among youths in Nigeria, saying only concerted and more committed effort among international agencies, governments and non-governmental organizations could reverse the ugly trend.

Enugu State coordinator of the organization, Mr Joseph Anyadike, stated this at a workshop on a draft document on the strategy for youth employment through skill and trade acquisition in the state prepared by Poverty in Africa Alternative (POVINAA).

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