GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
Entrepreneurship is an important educational innovation that provides impetus to learning.
Entrepreneurship education has been recognised as an important aspect of the education
system. Information and communication technology have been seen as a useful tool for
effective preparation of students for skill development and future employment. However,
entrepreneurship education has been hampered by the following: lack of funding, inadequate
equipment and technology, and economic pressure from parents, etc. Moreover, the benefits of
entrepreneurial education are observed to be enormous, compared to the challenges faced by
the institutions. Based on the findings of the study, it could be concluded that ICT can be used
to enhance entrepreneurship education via the following: e-advertising and e-marketing. There
are also challenges faced by the institutions in their quest for the entrepreneurial development
of the students. Besides, there is significant relationship between availability of ICT equipment
and entrepreneurial development of students of the institutions of higher learning in Nigeria.
Finally, the utilisation of ICT equipment has significant relationship with entrepreneurial
development of students of the institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. One of the
recommendations made in this paper was that the government should provide substantial
funds for teaching in practical terms with the needed equipment, while the management of
various colleges and other external agencies in Nigeria should ensure students are given
enough exposure to entrepreneurship development.
KEYWORDS: Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Entrepreneurial
Development, and Tertiary Institutions.