...Andrew Ebekozien; Clinton Aigbavboa; Matthew Ikuabe; Wellington Didibhuku Thwala Purpose Nigeria has one of the highest graduate unemployment rates in Africa, and there is no comprehensive policy framework to address it. Evidence shows that integrating craftsmanship into higher education academic...

... currently used within entrepreneurship education in Nigeria and England. Findings The results reveal that lecturers across both countries believed that assessment methods currently in use were appropriate, but were not uniform in its influence on learning. However, students were unanimous in that most...

...Oluwaseun Kolade Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how a new entrepreneurship education (EE) intervention offered at conflict-ridden Maiduguri, Nigeria, is having transformative impacts through new venture creation and poverty reduction. Design/methodology/approach The paper...

...Erica Smith; Vikki Smith; Usiwoma Evawoma‐Enuku; Mike Mgbor Purpose The paper aims to review the National Open Apprenticeship Scheme and how it has fulfilled its mandate of promoting skill acquisition and youth employment in Nigeria, in the 17 years since the inception of the National Directorate...

...Macleans A. Geo‐Jaja The structural links of non‐formal education to the world of work and graduate unemployment in Nigeria are examined. The role of government′s stop‐gap measures and the inadequacies of the formal educational institution are discussed. These policies resulted in the worsening...