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Tackling youth restiveness in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria through entrepreneurship

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  • Sunday Ikechukwu Owualah
  • Lawrence Ogechukwu Obokoh

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Purpose - This study aims to investigate the efficacy of entrepreneurship training in providing meaningful self‐employment for the restive youths in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria in order to channel their youthful energies into more productive economic activities instead of vandalism and hostage‐taking. Design/methodology/approach - Data obtained from a structured questionnaire on a random sample of 100 youths in Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers States was factor analysed with varimax rotation to identify the most critical factors likely to influence entrepreneurial career. Spearman'sρwas applied to ascertain the overall agreement among the respondents on state basis. Findings - Government, non‐governmental organisations (NGOs) and institutional financial support, personal traits, experience and tolerance for risks, role model influence and availability of infrastructure and personal financial resources were the factors rated important in influencing a career in entrepreneurship. Research limitations/implications - The small size of the sample and focus on a limited number of states in the Niger Delta region limit the generalisability of this study. Practical implications - Youths can be empowered through entrepreneurship taking advantage of its job creation potentials. Originality/value - This study provides state policy makers, oil companies and NGOs additional insights about the strategies to resolve a problem that is increasingly taking its toll on oil and gas exploration and production in the region.

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  • Sunday Ikechukwu Owualah & Lawrence Ogechukwu Obokoh, 2008. "Tackling youth restiveness in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria through entrepreneurship," Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 2(2), pages 168-179, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jecpps:v:2:y:2008:i:2:p:168-179
    DOI: 10.1108/17506200810879989
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    1. Thomas Yeboah & James Sumberg & Justin Flynn & Nana Akua Anyidoho, 2017. "Perspectives on Desirable Work: Findings from a Q Study with Students and Parents in Rural Ghana," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 29(2), pages 423-440, April.
    2. Ugwushi Bellema Ihua & Olatunde Abiodun Olabowale & Kamdi Nnanna Eloji & Chris Ajayi, 2011. "Entrepreneurial implications of Nigeria's oil industry local content policy: Perceptions from the Niger Delta region," Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald Group Publishing, vol. 5(2), pages 223-241, April.
    3. Ugwushi Bellema Ihua & Olatunde Abiodun Olabowale & Kamdi Nnanna Eloji & Chris Ajayi, 2011. "Entrepreneurial implications of Nigeria's oil industry local content policy," Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 5(3), pages 223-241, August.

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