Abstract
Youth empowerment is a critical area of
focus for many governments and organizations worldwide, as it plays a
significant role in fostering economic growth, reducing poverty, and promoting
social stability. In carrying out this responsibility, government at all level
strive towards creating conducive economic atmosphere for the teeming youth
population so as to enable the youth gainfully engaged in various descent means
of livelihood and become economically viable. The study assesses the impact of
N-Health of N- Power Programme on youth empowerment in Zaria and Sabon Gari
Local Government Areas of Kaduna state. The Objective of the study is to assess
the impact of the N-power Health Programme on youth empowerment in Zaria and
Sabongari Local Government Areas of Kaduna. The data for the study were
generated from primary and secondary sources. Questionnaires were distributed
on a sample of 351 respondents selected from the 4000 population of the study
through a stratified and simple random sampling techniques, Data were analysed
using descriptive and inferential statistical tools. Regression analysis tests result revealed
that N-power Health Programme has a significant impact on youth empowerment in
Zaria and Sabon Gari Local Government Areas of Kaduna. Based on the above
finding, it was recommended among other things that Government should offer an
exit package to exiting beneficiaries. This will help in sustaining the
achieved objective of the scheme for taking the beneficiaries off the streets
and Policies aimed at youth empowerment should be broad-based that cut across
all sectors of the economy and the private sector should be encouraged in the
same regard and Government, private individuals and Non-Governmental
Organizations should provide grants and/or loans to the beneficiaries to boost
their skills and/or start up small or medium scale businesses
Keywords: N-power, N-Health,
Youth, Empowerment
DOI: www.doi.org/10.36349/fujpam.2025.v4i01.006
author/Torza, T.I., Gyanggyang, Y. & Asoluke, K.A.
journal/FUJPAM Vol. 4, No. 1
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