CURRENT ISSUES AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

Bibiana Ngozi Nwabufo, Joshua Sule Mamman

Abstract


This study examines the current issues in Business Education in Nigeria. The study has explored thenature, issues and prospects of Business Education in Nigeria. A non-systematic narrative review methodology was adopted for this purpose. Despite the growth of business education programme in Nigeria, the programme still suffers from different institutional as well as governmental problems. The institutional problems of Business Education includes: lack of highly qualified professional teachers specialized in different Business Education areas, lack of link between industry and academia, lack of specialized teacher training in business studies, lack of facilities for good quality research, lack of
corporate leadership, no standardized performance evaluation system, slow system of teacher’s promotions especially in public sector, etc,. In the last part the future prospects of business education in Nigeria have been highlighted. Among these prospects include: establishment of partnership with business sector, the network campus, embrace diverse programmes and courses, more focus on research and others.

Keywords: Issues and Business education


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