Ameliorating the Rising Insecurity Situation in Nigeria: Skills Development Initiative through Social Sciences Education as a Lasting Tool

Abstract

The paper, “Ameliorating the Rising Insecurity situation in Nigeria:  Skills Development Initiative through Social Science Education  as alasting Tool” has as its main thrust, the principle of using skills development initiative as a reliable too of engaging able bodied, healthy and willing men and women in order to get them out of the street in line with the popular aphorism “that an idle mind is the devils workshop “which indeed explains it all. To further appreciate this intellectual discuss, basic concepts relevant to the article such as  Insecurity which is generally seen as the state of being open to danger or the uncertainty or anxiety about oneself safety is also examined. Importantly too, Skill Development Initiative is also in this discuss defined as the act of providing vocational training to people both young and old, students and even school dropouts, existing workers, and everyone interested in earning a living through practical skill etc. The concept of Social Science Education and other concepts in this discourse such as Skills, Development, Initiative and the phrase Skills Development Initiative were adequately defined etc. the paper concludes by asserting firmly that creating awareness, education and information through tactical deployment of Social Sciences Education classroom instructional process on the use of Skills Development Initiatives remains a functional and effective way of curbing the problem of dwindling insecurity problem in the Society today. Steps on how this can be effectively done through teaching and training were proffered.

Keywords: Social Science Education, Skills, Development, Initiative, Skills Development Initiative