Assessing N-Health and N-Teach Components of the N-Power Program On Youth Empowerment in Bauchi State

Abstract

The study assess the impact of the N-Health and N-Teach Component of the N-Power in Bauchi State, the
objective of the study is to assess the impact of N-Health component of the N-Power on youth
empowerment, assess the impact of N-Teach component of N-power on youth empowerment. This study
employed the Survey research design which is a quantitative. A structured questionnaire was used to collect
information from the selected respondents within Bauchi State. The population for the study comprise of
the total N-Power Beneficiaries in Bauchi State, the total Population of the Study therefore is Fifteen
thousand and thirty-three (15,033), (N-Power Guide, 2017). 389 sample was selected using probability
sampling, in which simple random sampling technique will be used, Descriptive method of data analyses
was use to analyze the data for this research, The findings of the study revealed that the N-power Teach
Programme was found to have reduced unemployment and poverty level among the youth because it has
created job opportunity to the youth across Bauchi. The study concluded that N-Power Health had improve
the capacity of Youths to engage in Pharmaceuticals business. Also N-Teach beneficiaries of the N-Power
were also empowered to engaged in entrepreneurial activities and to some extent took a carrier in the
Teaching profession. nevertheless the N-Health program had opened opportunities for youth to create job
for their selves by engaging in farming activities. based on this the study recciomended the following;
Government, at the various levels (federal, state and local) should give priority to youth empowerment and
stop paying lip service to youth empowerment. Youth empowerment programmes, projects and policies
must be based on scientific studies and not by rule of thumb. This will enable the schemes to have
predetermined and measuring goals as outcomes. There is need to urgently review the educational
sector/system to enhance the national and global competitiveness of our youths who are products of the
educational system of the country.