The purpose of this study was to investigate the emotional intelligence as correlates of job commitment in secondary schools in Enugu State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for this study was correlational design. Three research questions and a hypothesis guided the study. The population for the study consisted of all 69 school counsellors currently serving in the 194 public schools in Nsukka, Enugu and Awgu Education Zones. Researchers designed questionnaires were used for the data collected. The instruments were face validated by three experts one in measurement and evaluation, and the remaining two from Guidance and Counselling all from the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The result of the analysis yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.73 for SSCEIQ and 0.83 for SSCJCQ and an overall reliability coefficient of 0.78. The data collected for the study were analysed using Pearson’s correlation analysis at the significance level of 0.05 and to test the hypothesis, the data collected were subjected to a simple linear regression model to regress counsellors’ responses. The data analysed indicates the following; the relationship between emotional intelligence and job commitment of secondary school counsellors is a very high positive relationship, the relationship between gender and job commitment of secondary school counsellors is a very low positive relationship, and the relationship between emotional intelligence and gender and job commitment of secondary school counsellors is a very high positive relationship. There is a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and job commitment of secondary school counsellors. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others, that all education stakeholders and relevant counselling preparatory institutes should work towards improving emotional intelligence abilities and capabilities so as to enhance the job commitment of counsellors.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0937/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Restiveness among youths has become one of the nagging global challenges. Consequently, its prevalence in Africa has become more worrisome now than ever before. This paper therefore examined unemployment and the incidences of youth restiveness in Africa: Implication for counseling. The paper adopted a qualitative approach relying mainly on secondary materials from documented evidences. Available data indicates persistent rise in the level of unemployment across different African countries. By the same token there have also been high incidences of restiveness among the youths in Africa within the same period. However, the paper brought to the fore specific instances of restiveness in select African countries namely; militancy and insurgency in Nigeria Niger Delta, xenophobic attacks in South Africa, socio-political crises in southern Cameroun, ethnic and religiously motivated restiveness in Mali and rising piracy and terrorism in Somalia as case studies. The paper identified poverty, unemployment, socio-economic and political inequality and marginalization as factors of youth restiveness. These factors no doubt are in high prevalence in Africa. Given the scenario, the implication for counseling is of great consequence as the concern revolves around how counselling services can be leveraged in the context so that the youths can be properly engaged to embrace genuine efforts towards self-development, skills acquisition, self-reliance and nation building. It is argued that the solution to unemployment and youth restiveness problems lie in part on counsellors constructive engagement with youths, on awareness creation through the media, education of the youth towards self-realization and on their pivotal roles in nation building.