Developing Entrepreneurial Skills through Business Education Programme to Curb Youth Restiveness for Sustainable Niger Delta Development

Abstract

For some time now, youth restiveness has become a problem that has taken its toll in the social, economic and political development of Nigeria and Niger Delta region in particular. This has become an issue of serious concern and challenge to all Nigerians and even the multinational companies operating in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. The need for Niger Delta youths to be encouraged to offer business education as a programme of study to enable them acquire the necessary entrepreneurial skills in order to fit into the Nigerian economic sector is necessary. This is assist to curb youth restiveness in Niger Delta Region. Having recognised these facts, this paper examines the need for the development of entrepreneurial skills through business education for the youths to acquire the needed knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills in order to be practically enterprising and self-reliant and to curb youth restiveness. These skills, the paper argues, can basically be developed through well designed business education programme and curriculum, which devoted professional business educators are expected to efficiently implement.

Key Words: Youth restiveness, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial skills, unemployment, sustainable development.