BUSINESS EDUCATION AND THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA: THE WAY FORWARD

Emmanuel ADUKWU Achem

Abstract


The paper observed that Nigeria faces challenges of economic, political, security and social nature among others. The paper holds that these challenges resulted from inadequate tapping of the nation’s natural resources, dependence on realizations from petroleum, solely, and ineffective management of the nation’s resources, including recycling of leaders inspite of their ages. The paper concluded that with adequate tapping of natural resources purposive deployment and management of the resources and embracing the skills provided by business education, the challenges would be put behind. The paper recommended appointment of vibrant person only to serve, diversification to other revenue sources, among others, as the way forward. 


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