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N-Power Programme and Unemployment Reduction in Nigeria: A Study of Akwa Ibom State (2016-2023)

The issue of unemployment has been a great burden to economies that strives to grow. Amidst the plethora of unemployment programmes that the various administrations have introduced, unemployment keeps soaring at an astronomical rate. The N-power programme is a government initiative aimed at empowering Nigerian youths by providing them with requisite skills and job opportunities. This paper assesses the impact of the N-power programme on unemployment reduction in Akwa Ibom State. The Human Capital Theory was adopted as the theoretical framework while the survey research design was adopted to ca…