Paul, VincentBala, Ali YusufDoshiro, Musa UmarObere, Yahaya MuhammadMichael, Sabo Favour2023-12-112023-12-112020-06-29Paul, V. et. al. (2020) THE ROLE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES ON THE REDUCTION OF YOUTH IDLENESS AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIAhttps://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/2307Nigeria, as a country has numerous business and investment potentials that are in a position to upgrade the level of potentiality among Nigerian youths. On the same vein, SMEs activities are capable of making a positive impact on the economy of nations and the quality of life of the people inclusive, the youths. This study investigated the role of SMEs in unemployment reduction and youth idleness in Nasarawa State Nigeria. Methodologically, a survey research design was employed for the study and four hundred (400) persons were selected out of the total research population, cluster sampling technique was used to select various group representation and simple random selection technique was adopted in attending to the respondents. A structured questionnaire was used for the data collection, simple percentage and regression analysis were employed in data analysis. The study revealed that SMEs plays a significant role in youth idleness reduction and self-development in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. However, the study concludes that the role of SMEs is an indispensable, strategic and sustainable tool toward value creation among individuals through employment creation, self-development, reduction of idleness among the youths and many more of such positive developments will surface in due course if necessary environments are built for the smooth operation of SMEs in Nigeria as a whole.enRole, SMEs, Youths Idleness, Employment Creation, Self-DevelopmentArticle