Refocusing Entrepreneurship Education towards Eradicating Security Challenges for National Development

Abstract

The security situation in Nigeria today is very worrisome and is threatening the very existence of the nation. Many innocent lives and properties worth millions of Naira are being lost almost on daily basis throughout the country as a result of insurgency, herdsmen and farmers clashes, terrorist attacks, arson and other miscellaneous crimes across Nigeria. There are many reasons for insecurity such as lack of acquisition of relevant skills, lack of access to quality general education, hunger, poverty and unemployment amongst others. It is the contention of this paper that refocusing entrepreneurship education intentionally, will make graduates become innovative,
creative, productive and busy-these ideally, will not give space for involvement in vices but rather make them to use their time and skills in positive activities that will promote peace and national development. In consonance with the foregoing, this paper recommends that refocusing entrepreneurship education to provide employment, self-reliance and creation of wealth will to a
large extent reduce joblessness, poverty and hunger thereby helping in eradicating or reducing the incidence of insecurity which is key for national development.