An Assessment of Human Capital Development in Nigeria through the Lens of Education

• Autorzy: Martins Iyoboyi , Olarinde Muftau
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper assesses human capital development in Nigeria through the lens of education. The study used education as proxy to capture human capital, while utilizing secondary sources of data. There is evidence that human capital development in Nigeria is inadequate and unable to galvanise the economy towards long-term stable growth. Emphasis should be placed on deliberately developing the country's vast human resources, with particular reference to the country's educational spectrum, if the goal of poverty alleviation, employment generation and wealth creation, all encapsulated in various policy documents over the years, are to be achieved. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Education; Health; Human capital; Economic growth

PL

Edukacja; Zdrowie; Kapitał ludzki; Wzrost gospodarczy

• Czasopismo: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (ILSHS)
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 24
• Strony: 1--14

Twórcy

autor

Martins Iyoboyi

• Federal University, Dutsin-ma, Katsina, Nigeria

autor

Olarinde Muftau

• Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria

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