CAPACITY BUILDING AS A TOOL FOR COMBATING YOUTH RESTIVENESS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This paper examined capacity building as a tool for combating youth restiveness in Nigeria. Socio economic factors affecting youth restiveness were discussed. After the analysis of the effects of youth restiveness, suggestions were made towards addressing the problem. The problem of unemployment should be taken seriously by the government at all levels. The unemployment reduction strategies of the community should be implemented appropriately to curb youth restiveness and communal clashes in the communities. It is suggested that government should focus on retaining on smaller, well-targetschemes for recognizable areas of skill shortage and working-for-yourselfprogrammes-capable strategies to solve or reduce the rate of unemployment among youth to the bearest minimum. This in turn will drastically reduce youth restiveness. In addition, government should improve capacity building and create job opportunities, to increase the rate of employment among youths in the society, which will reduce restiveness among the youth in the society. Besides, government should intensify efforts to promote training programmes and small scale businesses of these communities to complement the unemployment reduction strategies.