Theory question 106
Youth EmpowermentSection B: Emerging Issues in the Society
(a) Highlight five major empowerment skills that youths require for self-reliance in Nigerian society?
(b) State five reasons for the establishment of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Nigeria.
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(a) Any five: ICT/computer skills; tailoring; agriculture; carpentry; welding; hairdressing/barbing; catering; auto repairs; electrical installation; entrepreneurship and business management.
(b) NYSC (1973), any five: promote national unity and integration after the civil war; encourage inter-ethnic understanding; develop patriotism and service; expose graduates to other parts of the country; provide manpower for rural and national development; encourage self-reliance and skills (SAED); remove ethnic and religious prejudice.
Skills in (a); NYSC objectives in (b).