ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF NIGERIAN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS IN PRODUCING ENTREPRENEURS.
*Saheed Zakaree S and 2Alofun, G. O. O.
*Department of Economics, Achievers University, Owo, Nigeria
Department of General Studies, Achievers University, Owo, Nigeria
e-mail: zakss_1@yahoo.co.uk
ABSTRACT
Entrepreneurship has been identified with economic development, and acknowledged as a creator of new employment, generator of new incomes, technology, benefits, as well as producers of goods and services to meet the needs of the society, and as such as an important source of economic growth. The objective of this paper is to find out how entrepreneurship can be developed in the country, especially the role of Nigerian higher institution in the development of entrepreneurship by producing entrepreneurship oriented graduates. The findings indicated that Nigerian higher institution can become organizations or institutions that produce entrepreneurs, only if the institutions could be transformed into entrepreneurial universities. Based on the findings, recommendations were made on how entrepreneurship can be developed in Nigeria.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Development, Role, Transformation, and Institution