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Globally, education is acknowledged as a means for transforming and empowering the youths with skills, knowledge and attitudes to enable them become productive members of the society. Yet Nigeria as a developing country with a population of 140 million is battling with poverty and unemployment problems. This paper therefore focuses on the contribution of a revitalized technical and vocational education and training (TVET) with emphasis on youth empowerment to improve the economic status of the country and welfare of the people. Issues pertaining to integrating TVET in education curricula and entrepreneurial activities aimed at jobs are discussed. This paper concludes that to solve the problem of widespread poverty and unemployment, priority should be given to revitalizing TVET with the priority given to empowering the youths on vocational education. Six major recommendations are made.

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