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    Effect of Women and Youths Skill Acquisition on Sustainable Development in Samaru area Sabon Gari Local Government, Kaduna State
    (Department of Public Administration, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-11-20) Abdul-Hamidu, Abdullahi; Ibrahim, Musa
    The study examines the effect of internal control system in terms of control environment, control activities, risk management, The continues rise in poverty and unemployment not only among women and youths in developing countries but also the developed ones necessitate the involvement of women and youths in different forms of skill acquisition programme. This paper sought to assess the effect of women and youths skill acquisition for sustainable development in Samaru area, Sabon Gari Local Government, Kaduna State. The study anchored on the Human Capital Theory uses primary data to solicit responses. Two hypotheses were stated and tested using chi-square in order to measure the level of significance between skill acquisition, poverty reduction and employment generation among women and youths. The study reveals among others, that skill acquisition has significant effect on poverty reduction and employment generation among women and youths of the area of study. The study recommend among the following; that government, non-governmental organizations and philanthropies should assist women and youths with more financial capital to enable them invest in their areas of skills. The study also recommend that women and youths who are engaged in work should inculcate the culture of savings from the proceeds which will lead to sustainable development.