Education and Training of Youths: A Panacea for Sustainable Development of Andoni (Obolo) Nation in Niger Delta, Nigeria

Abstract

The socio-political and economic development of any nation around the globe is anchored on education and training as no nation can rise beyond its level of education. Education and training therefore serve as effective weapons for positive change in all aspects and ramifications of the society. This paper therefore discusses the roles of education and training in fostering sustainable development of the Obolo nation in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. In this paper, key concepts of education and training, youths, technical vocational education and training, sustainable development are highlighted after which it was recommended among others that the Nigerian Government and the private sectors should support the education of aspiring brilliant youths of Andoni with scholarship offers to enable them further their education and secondly, youths should be encouraged to acquire relevant skills capable of creating employment for them in order to overcome poverty and criminal activities prevalent in Nigeria.