Rural Entrepreneurship in Nigeria: Lessons From Scientific Management

This article focussed on the lessons that can be garnered from the tenets of Scientific Management. We undertook an X-ray of the tenets of Scientific Management and how these tenets can be adopted to ensure the success of emerging entrepreneurs in the rural areas. Many rural entrepreneurs fail within a short period of start-up, yet these entrepreneurs are a sure springboard for the development of these rural areas and nation as a whole. It was observed that many causes of the failure of these entrepreneurs could have been taken care of through the adoption of the tenets of Scientific management such as a sound knowledge of the business proposed and capacity building. Key recommendations were that: Government should provide an enabling environment for innovation and entrepreneurship; provide sources of capital and build a repository of information on businesses.Key words: Rural entrepreneurship, scientific management

Assessment of selected world bank policies and their implications on the fight against poverty in Nigeria

The review x-rayed some World Bank policies and their implications on the fight against poverty in Nigeria. World Bank policies on education, structural adjustment programme, water privatization, deregulation/liberalization and their implications on the fight against poverty in Nigeria were analyzed. Inthe review it was found that rather than assist in the reduction of poverty, these policies have brought about increasing inequality, hardship, poor health status, and entrenchment of poverty among the Nigerian populace. Based on the findings the following recommendations were proffered, among others:the Nigerian government should seek for ways to increase the funding of tertiary education, by creating a ministry for tertiary education; government should increase the funding of social services in Nigeria