Abstract:
The paper examines NEPAD and poverty eradication programme in Nigeria. The programme is rolled-out to reduce the harsh economic effect of poverty in Nigeria. To be a benefactor of this programme, eligibility to its fund is predicated upon having undergone any of the skill training programmes as defines by the objective of NEPAD. Particularly, the paper interrogates whether NEPAD has achieved poverty eradication in Nigeria through skill acquisition programme. Also, the paper ascertains whether NEPAD generated employment to enhance human development in Nigeria. We predicate our theoretical framework on decision making theory as advanced by Richard Snyder. This theory explains that to really understand any political – economic action, one has to analyze it from the actors. It believes that the nature and structure of International Economic Relations are products of interactions that results from decision making and that decision-making lies at the heart of all the socio-economic and political actions of the actors in Question (West and Nigeria). We used documentation method of data collection. This involves the use of secondary source of data collection and also used deductive and inductive logical method of analysis which involves a logical consistent argument that moves from general to specific or in reverse order. The paper discovers that NEPAD achieved poverty eradication programme through skill acquisition and also that NEPAD is able to solve the problem of unemployment through employment generation for human development in Nigeria and hence we recommend that government and other well meaning Nigerians should aid NEPAD’S policy through its skill acquisition programme to achieve poverty eradication. Finally, government should provide the enabling environment that will enhance private partnership with the view to stimulating employment to solve the unemployment problems in Nigeria.
