By most accounts, unemployment is one of the greatest challenges facing Nigeria.
Observers say that the socio-economic problem is compounded by the fact that several thousands of jobless youths have been forced into crime because of idleness.
They, nonetheless, contend that while there are no justifiable reasons for anyone to take to crime because of unemployment, the negative effects of unemployment in the country today call for urgent efforts to remedy the situation.
According to the Economic Watch, the rate of unemployment within the age group of 20 years and 24 years in Nigeria is 40 per cent, while that of the age group of 15 years to 19 years is 31 per cent.
Besides, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) also said that the unemployment rate in Nigeria increased from 21.10 per cent in 2010 to 23.90 per cent in 2011.
Observers say that the socio-economic problem is compounded by the fact that several thousands of jobless youths have been forced into crime because of idleness.
They, nonetheless, contend that while there are no justifiable reasons for anyone to take to crime because of unemployment, the negative effects of unemployment in the country today call for urgent efforts to remedy the situation.
According to the Economic Watch, the rate of unemployment within the age group of 20 years and 24 years in Nigeria is 40 per cent, while that of the age group of 15 years to 19 years is 31 per cent.
Besides, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) also said that the unemployment rate in Nigeria increased from 21.10 per cent in 2010 to 23.90 per cent in 2011.
