ROLE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IN PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This paper examines the role of business education in promoting entrepreneurship in Nigeria, it therefore focused on how business education can promote entrepreneurship in business operations. Business education is considered as one of the social instruments for developing resources and for capital formation. To this end, the paper seeks to address the underlying concept of business education and entrepreneurship, role of business education in promoting entrepreneurship, challenges facing business education and also how business education can promote entrepreneurship in Nigeria. The literatures reviewed, disclosed that business education can equip individuals with creative skills that would lead to self-employment on graduation which would enable them identify business opportunities and perform well as entrepreneurs. The paper concluded that, if Government really intends to encourage entrepreneurship in different sectors and reduce unemployment, business education should be given serious attention. Finally, it was recommended among others that government should fund business education adequately, in order to encourage Nigerian youths to study the course which would help in inculcating entrepreneurial skills in them for gainful and national development.