ABSTRACT: The present study examined human capital development and economic growth in Nigeria using annual time series date from 1981 to 2015. The endogenous growth theory was adopted for the purpose of achieving the objective of this study. This study emplo...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Scholars, academics, decision makers, and human resource specialists all view career development as a phenomenon worthy of attention. Stakeholders in human capital development work to address issues related to advancement in the work...

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INTRODUCTION

Background to the study: Technical and Vocational Education and Training has been regarded as the bedrock to sustainable technology development progra...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study: The concept of human capital is a relatively recent idea in the realm of economic theory. While economists have long paid close attention to the concept of investments in physi...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background to the Study: Poverty is the major problem in most developing economies. In these economies, it is argued that among others absence of acce...

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INTRODUCTION

Background of the study: The Nigerian federal government is the one that is financially supporting the N-Power youth empowerment programme. N-Power addresses the problem of high youth unemployment by e...

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Background of the study: The consequences of population growth on the economic development of less developed countries are not the same because the condition prevailing in these countries are quite d...

IMPACT OF JAPA ON NIGERIA’S HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT: ASSESSING THE LOSS OF SKILLED LABOR

Chapter One: Introduction

Background of the Study

The "Japa" phenomenon, which describes the mass migration of Nigerians to fo...

ELECTRICITY VANDALISM IN TARABA STATE: A CASE STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE SABOTAGE ON EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

Chapter One: Introduction

1.1 Background of the Study

Electricity is a cornerstone of modern developmen...

ABSTRACT

Over the decades, the Nigerian government established a range of institutions and initiatives to address poverty, youth restiveness, conflict and under-development in the Niger Delta region. This study is an Evaluation of the Human Capital Development Programs of the Niger Delt...