Why It Is Not That Bad To Be A Student In Nigeria

 

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed today that more then 50 per cent of young Nigerians were unemployed in 2012.

The official data, which is contained in the 2012 National Baseline Youth Survey Report issued by the NBS and the Federal Ministry of Youths Development, is the most recent research on the Nigerian youth by the government statistics agency.
According to the survey, the population of youth aged between 15 and 35 years in Nigeria is estimated to be 64 million, while females are more than males in all age groups.
"about 54 percent of youth population were unemployed," says the report.  
Slightly more than half of these jobless people were females.
The high unemployment rates among the young people means that they cannot attain their full potential, the report warns.

As to the crime rates, out of 46,836 youth recorded against different types of crimes 75.5 per cent were males, while the remaining 24.5 per cent were females, the report said.

"Among the 32 different crimes committed, Marijuana (Indian hemp) smoking has the highest figure, representing 15.7 per cent. "This was followed by theft and murder with 8.1 and 7.4 per cent, respectively. The least committed crime was Immigration/Emigration representing 0.04 per cent," the report reads in parts.

When comes to the marriage, the report revealed that out of the group of young married people, 68 per cent were females, while only 32 per cent - males. The rate of divorce and widowhood follows similar pattern and is high among the female with 70.9 and 71.8 per cent.
The study was aimed at generating empirical data to inform policy decisions made by the by the Federal Ministry of Youths Development and other partners in the country. It also aimed at providing government and other stakeholders with the data that would assist in increasing employability of the young people.