In recent years, the WHO, UNICEF and EU concerted effort has been made not only to delineate youth from children and adults while promoting policy reforms and frameworks for youth investment and coordination (WHO, 2002). The question then is how do we capture or provide evidences of the social, cultural and economic orientation of youths in Nigeria? What tools does policy stakeholders need to work with in dealing with these young people? Is there any advocacy for a long-term youth development strategy in Nigeria. The primary objective of this research is to provide empirical tools for public policy analysis on how to improve youth development in relation to social, cultural and economic developments/shocks

1. Nigerian Youths: Education,
welfare and personal
development
LAUTECH 2013 SURVEY DATA ANALYSIS/RESULT
Solomon O. Oyeniran
OyES (Oyeniran Education Support Services)
Many thanks to OyES team members: Toba Olofinyehun and Debi Ukuemoluwa for the questionnaire development and
administration for which they travelled to RCF LAUTECH Ogbomoso; spending many sleepless nights in data entry and cleanning.

2. Introduction
• In recent years, the WHO, UNICEF and EU concerted effort has been
made not only to delineate youth from children and adults while
promoting policy reforms and frameworks for youth investment and
coordination (WHO, 2002)
• Around the world, governments are making youth national priorities by
developing policies that recognize youth as an important population
and link supports for young people to broader outcomes and long-term
goals.
• The 2013 Commonwealth Youth Development Index (YDI) provides key
insight into the African dimension of these international youth issues

3. Rationale
• Authors of the CYDI concludes that: "A country like Nigeria, for instance, has
high teenage pregnancy, low levels of education, high youth unemployment, yet
has a higher levels of civic participation than New Zealand. This suggests that
although the youth have limited education and employment opportunities,
Nigerian youth are looking elsewhere for active engagement“
• If Nigerian youths have potentials in civic participation, what can be done to
improve their inclusivity in other key development indicators?
• How do we capture or provide evidences of the social, cultural and economic
orientation of youths in Nigeria? What tools does policy stakeholders need to
work with in dealing with these young people? Is there any advocacy for a longterm youth development strategy in Nigeria

4. Objectives
• The primary objective of this research is to provide empirical tools
for public policy analysis on how to improve youth development in
relation to social, cultural and economic developments/shocks
• The research also aims to stimulate thoughts and opinions towards
a strategic youth development framework in a developing suburban
Nigerian economy
• Build consensus around broad youth developmental, social, and
economic outcomes by advocating for Youths at various level

5. Methodology
• This study adopts a situation analysis approach, to gain
understanding of 1000 youths vis-à-vis their living and education
condition
• A survey questionnaire instrument was developed based on initial
participatory appraisal and focus group discussion among youths
in previous studies
• Quantitative data was generated from the questionnaire which
were further analysed to produces the statistical results for this
report

6. OyES is a research oriented, education and support service provider for people
working with young adults in areas of career development, skill acquisition and
family life. Its based in Nigeria and has branches and networks in Canada and
Britain. OyES is also involved in securing/providing scholarships and
encouraging entrepreneurship in young people. You can contact OyES on
oyes01@outlook.com or +16477856798

7. Demographic dynamics and Level Composition
Level/Year of Study composition
Statistics: Mean(Average)*
Age
Number of People Living in
each Student Room
Average Schooling Cost
(includes accommodation,
feeding, clothing, tuition)
21.2
(2.6)
3.1
(5.5)
Medicals, P
ostgrads, Ex
Pdites
2%
500Level
15%
100Level
20%
152719.1
(87160.5)
Size of Family (including mum 5.6
and dad)
(8.2)
* Values in parenthesis are standard deviations
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OyES (Oyeniran Education Support Services)
400Level
23%
200Level
21%
300Level
19%

8. Composition by State of Origin (%) and other Demographic Dynamics
40
36.84
Marital Status (%)
35
Disability(%)
30
26.5
Disabled,
0.19
married
, 0.18
25
20
15
10
Not
Disabled,
99.81
11.98
9.62
5
0
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Single
, 99.82
7.8
1.63
1.45
1.27
1.27
0.54
0.36
0.36
0.18
0.18

9. Are you fulfilled in
the course you're
currently doing?
No
10%
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Yes
90%

10. Subgroup, religious experience and Faculty membership
No subgroup or ommitted
40%
Choir
8%
Foundation School
8%
Sanctuary and decoration
6%
Drama
5%
Evangelism
4%
Prayer
4%
IT Excos or Area Coord(?) or…
Management
Sciences
11%
6%
Engineering
and
Technology
22%
3%
Welfare
3%
Editorial andpublicity
3%
Ushering
3%
Bible study
Can't
Remember, when
young or a little
child/childhood
7.3%
2%
Academic subgroup
Follow up
2%
Media
2%
Technical
2%
Agricultural
Basic Medical
Sciences
Sciences
Pure and 16%
17%
Applied
Sciences
Faculty Membership
24%
2%
Transport
1%
2002 2013 2006
2.7% 2.9% 2.9%
2001 2004
2003 1.8% 2.0%
2000 1999 1.3%
1998 1997 0.9% 0.9%
0.4% 0.4%
1%
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2012
11.5%
2007
5.3%
2005
3.8%
2011
2009 13.5%
2008 13.1%
12.4%
Religious experience
Subgroup Membership (%)
ExPDites, Jam
Environment bites
4%
al Sciences
3%
Sunday School
Library
2010
17.0%

11. working force and executive/leadership segmentation of youths in
Civic Activities
NonWorkers
38%
Workers
62%
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Exco
10%
Non Exco
52%

12. Youth Education source of finance and support opportunities (%)
100
90
parent/guardian
94.53
Do you see a need for more
church/alumni support?
not sure
2%
80
70
60
both
parents
are alive
1%
87
73
Yes
No
45%
27
13
40
Dad
30
20
10
self and parent/gaurdian
2.19
0
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OyES (Oyeniran Education Support Services)
Only
one
parent
alive
16%
No
Yes
53%
50
Parent's Living Status or
none of
Condition
Are your parents
working? (%)
self
1.82
both
parents
are alive
83%
Mum
government/NGO
parent/gaurdian and
scholarship
government/NGO Scho
0.18
0.73
parent/guardian and
Church/fellowship/a
0.36
church/fellowship/alumni
0.18

13. Youth Social Media Orientation
But some see social media
as “fairly” a distraction
Strongly
Agree
6%
Disagree
37%
Agree
15%
Fairly
Agree
42%

14. Mobile phone use and access to information
Strongly
Do you see social media as a
form of distraction?
68.25
Agree
60
Do you have a mobile phone?
No
1%
50
40
Do you see your phone as a
source of information apart
from making calls?
30
20
10
Disagree
Agree
0
No
12%
Yes
99%
Yes
88%
10.77
4.74
Nokia
Do you connect to the internet
with your phone?
Fairly Agree
Blackberry Samsung
4.38
Techno
3.47
LG
RCF LAUTECH 2013 SURVEY DATA ANALYSIS/RESULT
OyES (Oyeniran Education Support Services)
3.1
Others
2.92
0.73
0.73
0.36
0.18
HTC
iPhone
0.18
0.18

15. Is there a need for government in our education and in
what Do you see a need for more government
areas?
No
7%
support?
Yes
93%
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OyESS (Oyeniran Education Support Services)

16. Does the university provide you with
means to connect to the internet?
Strongly Agree
60
90
50
80
40
70
20
50
Do you see your phone as a
source of information apart
from making calls?
30
60
Do you see social media as a
form of distraction?
10
Disagree
40
0
Agree
30
20
10
0
Yes
No
Does the university provide
you with means to connect
to the internet?
RCF LAUTECH 2013 SURVEY DATA ANALYSIS/RESULT
OyESS (Oyeniran Education Support Services)
Fairly Agree
Mobile Phone Use and Social Media

17. What impact religion is having on youth academic performance
Academic Status before Salvation experience
Present academic status
Excellent
Excellent
%
Excellent
Good
Poor
%
18.55
69.22
12.24
Poor
Excellent
Good
Poor
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OyES (Oyeniran Education Support Services)
56.14
Poor
Good
41.72
2.14
Good

18. Youths Personal Development Priorities/Plan (PDP)
CHANGE OF INSTITUTION
1%
ACADEMIC SUPERVISION
7%
FINANCIAL AIDS
10%
CHANGE OF
COURSE/DEPARTMENT
2%
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
14%
SUFFICIENT FOOD
9%
BETTER EDUCATIONAL
POLICY
10%
HEALTH SUPPORT
8%
SPIRITUAL MENTOR
12%
BETTER ACCOMODATION
6%
ACADEMIC MENTOR
11%
SCHOLARSHIP
10%
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19. Major Constraints Affecting Youths Academic Standard
INCOMPETENCY OF
LECTURERS
14%
FAMILY SIZE
1%
DISABILITY INADEQUACY OF FOOD
0%
6%
UNAVAILABILITY OF BOOKS
7%
HEALTH PROBLEMS
2%
HIGH COST OF LIVING
5%
INSUFFICIENT FUNDS
12%
POOR ACCOMODATION
3%
CORRUPTION AMONG
SCHOOL AUTHORITIES
8%
INACCESSIBLE
INFORMATION
10%
EMOTIONAL
DISTURBANCES
14%
EDUCATIONAL
POLICY/SYSTEM
13%
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RELIGIOUS DUTIES/OFFICE
1%
PEER GROUP/FRIENDS
4%

20. University Students’ Plans After Graduation
Post University Plans
0%
Venture in
entreprenuership
5%
No response
29%
other (travel abroad
etc)
1%
Further Education
54%
Get a job
10%
work and further
Education
simultaneously
1%
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21. Concluding Remarks
• The average youth in Nigeria is of the age 21years, is 1 in family of 6, has 2 other
people living in the same room on campus/school and has an average
expenditure budget of 152,719naira per annum.
• While often neglected, disabled people form a part of the youth population and
some are married. There is a level of biodiversity among youths in a particular
setting coming from different state of the country but with few northerners. This
could be because the survey was carried in South-West Nigeria.
• About 53% of youths see a need for more support from external sources for
their educational needs. Parents are primary source of finance for youths
schooling yet a number of such parents are no longer alive while among those
that are alive, quiet a number of such parents, are not making income to
support their children's education. This calls for greater government support.

22. Concluding Remarks
• Emotional disturbances and incompetency of lecturers seem to be the leading
factors hindering the academic standard of youths while the need to get a
spiritual and academic mentor seem to be youths’ development priorities. The
issue of spiritual and academic mentor should be looked into because the
youths need to find human motivation for what they aspire to be and maybe
just someone to put reality on the dreams and vision they have.
• PDP is a structured and supported process undertaken by a learner to reflect
upon their own learning, performance and/or achievement and to plan for their
personal, educational and career development. It is an inclusive process, open
to all learners, in all learning settings, and at all levels. Effective PDP improves
the capacity of youths to review, plan and take responsibility for their own
learning and to understand what and how they learn. PDP will help youth
articulate their learning and the achievements and outcomes of education
more explicitly, and supports the concept that learning is a lifelong and lifewide activity.