ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION: A PROSPECT TO SOLVING UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM AMONG NIGERIAN YOUTHS

Abstract

It is a known fact that youth unemployment is one of the major problems facing developing countries, including Nigeria. Hence, the need to embrace entrepreneurship as an alternative means of survival is paramount among Nigerian youths. Entrepreneurship education has been identified as a gateway to youth empowerment and sustainable economic growth through the acquisition of necessary skills, which should be nurtured starting as early as the elementary education and progressing through all levels of education, including adult education. This study therefore examines the role of entrepreneurship education in solving the problem of unemployment among Nigerian youth. The study sought to examine the problem and causes of unemployment in Nigeria, the concept of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship education and its importance to Nigerian youths, as well as the prospects of entrepreneurship development in reducing unemployment in Nigeria.