Human Capacity Development of Young Adults as a Correlate of Socio-Economic Transformation Agenda of Millennium Development Goals in Oyo State

Abstract

The major problem being experienced in Oyo state is the conflict among
the youth who belong to different cult groups, the problem is prevalent
because of the unemployment problem and other poverty related
problems. The study adopted descriptive survey research design of expost facto. The sample size comprised of 160 young adults who were
selected through simple random sampling technique from Ibadan-North
and Ibadan-South Local Government Areas of Oyo State. The instrument
used for the study was tagged Human Capacity Development Inventory
(HCDI) with reliability r = 0.87. Two hypotheses were tested at 5%
level of significance. The data collected was collated and analyzed using
Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. Findings shows that
there was no significant relationship between human capacity
development and poverty alleviation programmes of Millennium
Development Goals (MDG) among young adults (r = -
.
 014, N = 160,
P = .05). There was no significant relationship between human capacity
development and educational empowerment of young adult (r = -.041,
N= 160, P = .608). Based on the findings, it was recommended that
for Nigeria to meet the human capacity development challenges through the Millennium Development Goals transformation programmes, the gaps and flaws of the education system need to be urgently addressed