Human Capacity Development of Young Adults as a Correlate of Socio-Economic Transformation Agenda of Millennium Development Goals in Oyo State

The major problem being experienced in Oyo state is the conflict amongthe youth who belong to different cult groups, the problem is prevalentbecause of the unemployment problem and other poverty relatedproblems. The study adopted descriptive survey research design of expost facto. The sample size comprised of 160 young adults who wereselected through simple random sampling technique from Ibadan-Northand Ibadan-South Local Government Areas of Oyo State. The instrumentused for the study was tagged Human Capacity Development Inventory(HCDI) with reliability r = 0.87. Two hypotheses were tested at 5%level of significance. The data collected was collated and analyzed usingPearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. Findings shows thatthere was no significant relationship between human capacitydevelopment and poverty alleviation programmes of MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDG) among young adults (r = -. 014, N = 160,P = .05). There was no significant relationship between human capacitydevelopment and educational empowerment of young adult (r = -.041,N= 160, P = .608). Based on the findings, it was recommended thatfor Nigeria to meet the human capacity development challenges through the Millennium Development Goals transformation programmes, the gaps and flaws of the education system need to be urgently addressed