Integrating Entrepreneurial Education Skills in Social Studies Pedagogy for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Abstract

The thrust of this paper focused on integrating entrepreneurial education skills in Social studies pedagogy for poverty reduction and sustainable development in Nigeria. Nigeria as sovereign nation has a persistently high rate of poverty, unemployment, insecurity and other problems that need practical oriented solution. Despite the laudable financial demanding strategies put forward by the Nigerian government, at most 70% of Nigerian citizens still live below poverty level. These socio-economic problems call for sustainable diverse strategies and actions for them to be ameliorated. It the researchers’ opinion that integrating entrepreneurial education skills in Social studies pedagogy will render tremendous assistance in wealth creation and jobs among unemployed Nigerians for self reliance thereby reducing poverty and maintaining sustainable national development. In this paper, the relevance of integrating entrepreneurial education skills in Social studies pedagogy for poverty reduction and sustainable development were discussed and recommendations were made.