Funding Business Education for Skills Acquisition among Tertiary Institutions Students in North-Eastern Nigeria

Abstract

The paper examines funding Business Education for skills acquisition among tertiary institutions' students in north-eastern Nigeria. The paper critically studies contemporary issues in Business Education and highlights how the Business Education programme contributes to the growth and development of the Nigerian economy. The move on to critically analyse skills acquisition and how skills acquisition plays a role in promoting the quality of life of individuals in our society. Business Education is an aspect of education which enables students to acquire skills for self-employment or self-reliance. It has been observed that, if special attention is given to the Business Education programme in terms of funding, particularly in the north-eastern states of Nigeria, the human and material resources will be harnessed. Therefore, there is a need to improve the funding of Business Education for skills acquisition among tertiary institutions' students, as this would help in providing individuals with the necessary knowledge and skills to become employable or self-reliant, which in turn provides solutions to the contemporary challenges in our societies, like poverty and unemployment among the youths, which are the major causes of insecurity