English LK L108
Date: 16.11.2021
Teacher: Mr. Nieber
Nigeria’s youth –
full of hope or full of
despair?
Abdullah, Christopher, Radik
1) Present circumstances
Economy:
•
One of the largest economies in Africa due to petroleum
==> Rapid economic growth in transportation, construction, manufacturing, and
government services
==> High Independence from oil price and imbalance in the agricultural sector
•
National budget used for debt repayment + Corruption
==> Very little of Nigeria’s income was being spent on the people and their needs
Social:
•
Majority of Nigerian youth (50% of the
population) lost their jobs due to collapsing or
relocating of companies
==> Rate of unemployment tripled from what it
was after the election in May 2015
==> Frustration about lack of necessities like
security, electricity, infrastructure, and jobs
•
Major ethnic and religious divide
==> Tension and conflicts between groups
Image 1
Image 2
2) Potential solutions
The problem …
Lack of
education
Neglection of
youth
Ethnic conflicts
Unstable
economy
… causes
• unemployment
• poverty
• frustrated (young)
people
• insecurity
• high independence
from oil
Solution
Better educational
infrastructure +
financial support
representation of
their interests
clarification
Invest in new
sectors
3) Conclusion
•
A lot of detrimental problems that need to be solved
==> especially problems related to government
•
•
If Nigeria continues to rely on bad governance -> dark and desperate future
If Nigeria establishes good government with modern values -> promising future
4) References
Image sources
Image 1: https://dailynigerian.com/covid-19worsened-nigerias-unemployment-rate-insecond-quarter-of-2020-don-2/
Image 2: https://teachfornigeria.org/the-crisis
Information sources
https://www.theafricareport.com/66984/badgovernance-in-nigeria-do-the-youth-still-have-afuture/
https://teachfornigeria.org/the-crisis/
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/10/nigeria61-nigerians-are-now-frustrated-hopeless-nlc/