Assessment of the N-Power Programme for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction in Delta State, Nigeria

Olise; Chinedu Precious; Okereka; Onofere Princewill Ph.D.

doi:10.56201/jpaswr.v11.no10.2026.pg1.11

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Assessment of the N-Power Programme for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction in Delta State, Nigeria

Olise, Chinedu Precious, Okereka, Onofere Princewill Ph.D.

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The study was motivated by the rising rate of unemployment and poverty among Nigerian youths which have continued to generate concern. The study examines the impact of N-Power Programme for sustainable growth and Poverty reduction in Nigeria: A study of Delta State. The study adopted the Marxist political economy theory as theoretical framework. This study made use of both primary and secondary data. The study population comprises the youth in Delta state in the South- South Geopolitical zone. The study made use of 2006 total population of youth in Delta State. The sampling technique adopted for this study is the non-probability sampling technique (purposive sampling method). Purposive sampling method technique restricts the questionnaire to only participants of N-Power programme in Delta State who has adequate knowledge of the N-Power programme at such only 1,384 persons were purposively selected. The basic research instrument used in this study for data collection is the questionnaire while secondary sources such as the internet, personal observations/experiences, periodic visits to notable library and archives across the country were used for intensive inquiry. Descriptive and inferential statistics used to analyze data in this study included: frequency distribution, rating scales, ranking and summations. The Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient (r) with the t-test was used to validate the hypotheses. The study revealed that youths who are participating in the N-Power programme are mostly reliant on the scheme as a temporary measure to cushion the effect of poverty but do not necessarily provide them with lasting opportunity out of unemployment and the risk of poverty in the long-run. The study also found that the major factors affecting the implementation of N-Power programmes towards poverty alleviation include: non-payment of stipend to participants as at when due, bribery and corruption, high transportation fare paid by the participants to work, poor funding of the programme, among others. Based on the findings, the study recommend that skills development centers should be adequately funded, equipped and be given the due attention by government at all levels in order to serve as a hub for massive employment generation and the N- Power programme should be enacted into laws to provide a legal framework for youth mainstreaming in the national development plans and strategies. jpaswr

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N-PowerProgrammePovertyAlleviationSustainableDevelopment

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