relation: http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/12726/
title: Reducing Unemployment Malaise in Nigeria: The Role of  Electricity Consumption and Human Capital Development
creator: Afolayan, Olufunmilayo T.
creator: Okodua, Henry
creator: Matthew, Oluwatoyin
creator: Osabohien, Romanus 
subject: HB Economic Theory
subject: HD Industries. Land use. Labor
description: One of the greatest challenges that Nigeria is confronted with and which on the average has continued to witness a rising trend over the years is  unemployment. Its scourge is known to be responsible for a high level of poverty, inequality, increasing rate of criminality and general low level  of living in the country. This study examined how electricity consumption and human capital can be used to reduce unemployment in Nigeria. The  study obtained secondary data and analysed the data with the Johansen co-integration technique. The study found out that electricity consumption  negatively impact unemployment, so also is government education expenditure. The result showed that a 1% increase in electric power consumption  will lead to about 0.22% decline in the level of unemployment and 1% increase in education expenditure will bring about 0.17% decrease in the rate  of unemployment. Therefore, the study recommends that the government should put in place policies and measures that will enhance the turn-out of  quality graduates with skills and competence to chant the course of development by all stakeholders in the education sector.
date: 2019
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/12726/1/7590-19589-1-PB.pdf
identifier:   Afolayan, Olufunmilayo T. and Okodua, Henry and Matthew, Oluwatoyin and Osabohien, Romanus   (2019) Reducing Unemployment Malaise in Nigeria: The Role of Electricity Consumption and Human Capital Development.  International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 9 (4).  pp. 63-73.  ISSN 2146-4553     
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