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This study is designated to examine the roles of entrepreneurship in economic development of Nigeria. To achieve this, research questions and hypotheses were raised. Questionnaire was the research instrument used. Pre-tested questionnaires were administered to respondents to gather data for testing research questions and hypothesis. However, the responses of the participants were analyzed using simple format, which generated the frequency distributions and bar chart of the responses. The result generated indicated that entrepreneurship education programme reduces unemployment in the society and government policies encourage entrepreneurship development in the society. However, the research concluded that entrepreneurship education should be given more priority in higher institution of learning. This study therefore recommends that people should change their attitude towards home made goods so as to encourage entrepreneurship in the country.
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