Entrepreneurship Education Curriculum Content for Undergraduate Students in Nigerian Universities

University education in Nigeria, like in other developing countries, is to produce graduates grounded in generic skill and, quality education for the nation's economic development. University curriculum therefore, should reflect research about what works, as opposed to what is popular today or tomorrow. This implies that the curriculum content should enable students to attain the society's expectations, and perhaps most importantly, their needs. This work is an attempt to identify potentially viable skills for curriculum development for entrepreneurship education at undergraduate levels in Nigerian Universities, through providing 66 skills from which 550 undergraduate students of the University of Abuja were tasked to rank. The first twenty most acceptable skills ranked by students was recommended for Universities in Nigeria as the basis upon which they could select entrepreneurship curriculum contents for their students

Educational Policy in Nigeria Educational Policy in Nigeria from the Colonial Era to the Post-Independence Period Educational Policy in Nigeria Hauwa Imam

Abstract: There is a widened western educational gap between the north and south of Nigeria with the predominantly Muslim areas of the north lagging behind due to some historical antecedents. In the colonial era the British educational policy did not address the aspirations of the people leading to a clamour for change in the post-independence era resulting in the first indigenous National Policy on Education in 1977. Changes have resulted in three revised editions of the national educational policy. This paper reviews the educational policy in the Federal Republic of Nigeria since 1944, highlighting specific issues on the disparity between educational policy and the implementation in context of the wider socio-economic and political development process. This is a case study of the peculiarity of educational policy development in a pluralistic society and developing country, with unity and developmental concerns

Connaissance et attitude envers le cancer du col et le virus du papillome humain : Une etude pilote Nigeriane

This study aimed to ascertain the knowledge and attitudes of urban and rural dwellers to cervical cancer and HPV in Gwagwalada Area Council of Nigeria. 400 participants aged 15-45 years were selected from Gwagwalada town and the adjourning Giri village to respond to a multi-choice–free response questionnaire designed to obtain information on respondents’ biodata, knowledge of STIs, human papilloma virus and cervical cancer, health and communication resources in their communities. This was supplemented by focus group discussions among religious and tribal groups within the urban and rural communities. We found a low level of awareness about HPV and cervical cancer which majority felt could not be prevented. Although awareness of STDs was high in both urban and rural dwellers, condom use was low. The study underscores the need for a well planned and implemented health communication and education program on STIs, HPV and cervical cancer in Nigeria (Afr J Reprod Health 2010; 14[1]:95-108).Cette étude avait pour objectif de vérifier la connaissance et les attitudes des citadins et des villageois à l’égard du cancer du col et du VPH dans l’arrondissement de Gwagwalada au Nigéria. On a sélectionne 400 participants âgés de 15 – 45 ans venant de Gwagwalada et le village venant de Giri, pour répondre à un questionnaire libre aux choix multiples qui a été conçu pour obtenir les renseignements sur les données sur la vie des enquêtés, leur connaissance des ISTs, le virus du papillome humain et le cancer du col, la santé et les ressources de la communication dans leurs communautés. Nous avons eu des discussions à groupe cible auprès des groupes ethniques et religieux au sein des communautés urbaines et rurales. Nous avons découvert un niveau bas de conscience par rapport au VPH et au cancer du col dont la majorité ont cru qu’on ne pouvait pas empêcher. Bien que le niveau de connaissance des ISTs soit élevé chez les citadins et les ruraux le niveau d’emploi des préservatifs était bas. L’étude met en évidence la nécessité d’avoir un programme de la communication de l’hygiène bien planifié qui porte sur les ISTs, le VPH et le cancer du dol au Nigéria (Afr J Reprod Health 2010; 14[1]:95-108)