Assessment of Entrepreneurship Education as a Panacea for Economic Development and Job Creation in Nigeria

Nigeria as a giant of Africa is still facing the challenges of unemployment of its citizens especially the youths of the nation who constitute the largest of the country's population. A nation that is endowed with rich human and natural resources still lives in poverty. Annually, Nigeria's technical and vocational colleges and higher institutions turned-out in thousands young school leavers and graduates out of which majority still roam about the streets looking for white collar jobs which are often very difficult to come-by today. Nowadays, most employers advocate for school leavers and youths who are skillfully equipped and are capable of discharging their duties successfully without any barriers. Entrepreneurship and Economic development are inseparable for any nation's improvement in quality life. The objective of this paper is specifically to assess the quality of entrepreneurship education as a panacea for economic development and job creation in Nigeria. Also, objectives, challenges, prospects, conclusion and recommendations were discussed. It was recommended that provision of certain equipments and adequate qualified man-power in our various institutions that can help to enhance skills acquisition in our youth to be self-reliant, independent and job creators.