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Jacob, Sunday – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2022
Education is a right for all children. Discriminating against either the boys or the girls has serious consequences for future national development. In Nigeria, there are alarming figures showing a large percentage of boys and girls of school age not attending formal education. The focus for this paper therefore is on the girl child bearing in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Out of School Youth, Females, Womens Education
Africa Leadership Forum. – 1989
This document summarizes discussions at an invitational workshop on labor development in Nigeria. The discussion centered on the need to promote an individual work ethic and to improve the quality of life of the average worker. The following broad topics were discussed: (1) the negative effect of colonialism on individual productivity and the lack…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
Umo, Joe U. – 1991
Nigeria's National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (NOAS) is aimed at giving vocational skills to unemployed youth and helping them to be self-employed or get gainful employment. NOAS is targeted at Nigerian men and women aged 15-25. Minimum educational requirements vary by trade; course duration ranges from 2 months to 3 years. The number of trainees…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Apprenticeships, Developing Nations, Economic Development