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Challenges of NYSC Community Development Service: Empirical Evidences from Southwestern Nigeria

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  • Kazeem Lamidi
  • Kunle Benson
  • Ademola Adisa

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Community development service is one of the cardinal programmes of NYSC sheme. However, it appears to be one of the challenging aspects of NYSC Scheme. This study therefore analysed challenges confronting NYSC scheme in the delivery of community development service in Southwestern Nigeria. Data were obtained from both primary and secondary sources. This study concluded that poor financing (65.4%), Lack of good ideas (67.8%), inadequate sensitization on NYSC community development service operations/functions (68.5%), lack of operational facilities (76.7%), lack of motivation/incentive by the CDS coordinators (65.4%) as well as leadership problem (80.9%) were the identified challenges confronting NYSC scheme in the delivery of community development service within the study area.

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  • Kazeem Lamidi & Kunle Benson & Ademola Adisa, 2018. "Challenges of NYSC Community Development Service: Empirical Evidences from Southwestern Nigeria," Journal of Sustainable Development, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 11(1), pages 1-13, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:ibn:jsd123:v:11:y:2018:i:1:p:13
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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