ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AS A PANACEA FOR ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF SALEM UNIVERSITY LOKOJA, NIGERIA
ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AS A PANACEA FOR ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF SALEM UNIVERSITY LOKOJA, NIGERIA

Summary/Abstract: Entrepreneurship education has continued to dominate discussions at many local and international academic meets. This is due to its potentials in empowering graduates of tertiary institutions, not only to employ themselves, but to also become employer of labour. In Nigeria, as it is the case with many third world countries, the statistics of unemployment has remained staggering over the years. This is not unconnected with the dearth of jobs. This piece, using Salem University as a case study, seeks to examine possible ways through which entrepreneurship education can serve as a veritable tool in equipping undergraduates, with a view to finding a lasting solution to the menace of unemployment in the country. The primary data was sourced through structured questionnaire while the secondary data was collected from relevant text books, journals and internet sources. The data was analyzed using weight mean scores. The study shows that entrepreneurship education provides the requisite training skills needed for reducing unemployment in Nigeria. Similarly, the study further revealed that entrepreneurship education provides the needed training that inspires creativity and innovation as well as helping to identify potential business opportunities in Nigeria. Lastly, this study among other things, recommends that the Management of Salem University should improve on its facilities and equipment base in order to expose its students to the relevant entrepreneurial skills needed.

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