Teaching Quality in Higher Education: Implications on Entrepreneurship in Nigeria

The way universities are operating today have increases concern on what skills and capabilities learners should be equipped or developed with in the higher education such that graduates of the institution will be able to fit into the world of work and also enhance the enterprise culture. In the last decade the concern to incorporate entrepreneur skills and training into the higher education curriculum have been on the agenda of the government as well as the institution. The concern has left gaps unturned in understanding the implications of teaching quality on entrepreneurship. This paper examines teaching quality in the light of entrepreneurship as it applies to the Nigerian higher education system. It brings to the frontline issues that will spur more attention on this sector of the economy for increased competitiveness of the nation. The clarion call is on these institutions to brace up on the quality of their activities, now that the business of education is an increasing global phenomenon; and to imbibe entrepreneurship at dealing with its consumers.