IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL INVESTMENT AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN JOS NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA PLATEAU STATE
Abstract
This project examines impact assessment of social investment and socio-economic development in Jos North Local Government Area Plateau State. The objective is to identify the impact of social investment programme and socio-economic development in Jos North Local Government Plateau State. The population of the study comprises of seven hundred and twenty-nine thousand three hundred (729,300) people of Jos North Local Government Area. A sample of one hundred (100) people were randomly isolated and investigated. One hundred (100) copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the respondents. However, only ninety-five (95) copies were filled and returned. Data collected were organized and presented in tabular form, while analysis was undertaken by the use of simple percentage. The finding shows social investment has significant effect on socio-economic development in Jos North Local Government. Conditional Cash Transfer enhances income in Jos North Local Government Area. The study recommended that National Social Investment Programmes (NSIPs) should be decentralized to achieve better outcomes and guarantee sustainability, effectiveness, and efficiency of the scheme.
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