Stemming the Tide of Youth Restiveness through Information Dissemination and Entrepreneurial Training: A Study of Minna, Niger State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study delved into disseminating accurate information and youth engagement in entrepreneurial training as curative measures to stemming the tides of youth restiveness in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. The two (2) objectives that guided the study were to: determine the extent to which the dissemination of information would curtail youth restiveness in Minna and investigate the extent to which restiveness could be curtailed through entrepreneurial training. The research design used for the study was a survey. Stratified random sampling was used to divide Minna into five (5) strata (development areas). In each stratum, a total of twenty (20) respondents were picked, making a total of one hundred (100) in the whole metropolis. A total of eighty (80) copies of the questionnaire, which was 80%, were retrieved and used for the study. Data were presented and analyzed using simple statistical tools of tables and frequencies. Findings from the study showed that: dissemination of appropriate information could curtail youth restiveness, and when they are fully occupied with entrepreneurial training, they could be less restless. The study concluded that: good, accurate, and correct information should be disseminated to all citizens, including the youth, to stem the tide of unrest in Minna and that the youth should be engaged in entrepreneurial training to forestall unpalatable experience of youth restiveness. The study recommended that: accurate and correct information be disseminated to the youth in Minna, and they should be engaged in entrepreneurial training.