INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND SCIENCE RESEARCH

ISSN Print: ISSN Online: 2360-901X 2360-9028 Vol. 4, No. 2 August, 2017

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Editorial ContactInternational Scientific Research ConsortiumDr. Abdulazeez D. El-LadanThe Future Institute10 Coventry Innovation VillageCoventry UniversityTechnology Park, CV1 2TL, United Kingdom

Editorial and Advisory BoardProfessor Adebayo, ElizabethMAUTECH, Nigeria

Professor Lars KolvereidBodo Graduate School of Business, Norway.

Associate Prof. Anna Ujwary-GilNational-Louis University, Poland

Associate Prof. Damian Mbaegbu Madonna University, Okija- Nigeria

Dr. M.A. Dorgham International Centre for Technology and Management, UK

Dr. S. K. NagarajanAnnamalai University, Tamil Nadu

Dr. Sara Maioli Department of Business Administration, Newcastle University, UK.

Clement Ayarebilla AliUniversity of Education, Winneba, Ghana

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND SCIENCE RESEARCH

ISSN Print: ISSN Online: 2360-901X 2360-9028 Vol. 4, No. 2 August, 2017

International Directorate of Policy & Researchc/o Engr. (Dr.) Diji ChuksDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringFaculty of Technology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan - Nigeria

PT. Hussein BotchwayUniversity of Energy & Natural ResourcesSunyani, Ghana

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1 Urban Agriculture: the Implications of the Untapped Potentials for

Lagos State

Abiodun Dare Sunday 1

2 Entrepreneurship Education: a Necessary Tool for Employment

Generation and Poverty Reduction among University Graduates in

Nigeria1 2 3Omeke, Faith C., Onu, Eucharia A. & Oboegbulem, A. I. 12

3 The Role of Social Entrepreneurship in Enabling Economic

Opportunities for the Poor in Nigeria

Ibrahim Adekunle, Agboola 23

4 Relational Analysis of Child Labour and Juvenile Entrepreneurship in

Nigeria

Monica Nnenna Agu 36

5 Influence of Microfinance Banks on Enterprise Growth, Resource

Acquisition and Capability Development of Micro, Small and Medium

Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria1 2 3Raimi, L., Odebode, O. O. & Adegunle, S. I. 46

6 Impact of Deposit Money Banks on Small and Medium Scale Industries'

Sales Growth

Ilori David Babafemi 57

7 The Anatomy of Financial Intermediation and Accounting System for

Entrepreneurship Development and Management in Nigeria

Ezema, Sylvanus Ani 70

8 The Role of Entrepreneurship Education in Teacher Preparation:

a Pathway for Sustainable Development1 2 3Umar Abdullahi Kilgori, Mode Marafa & Bashar Muhammad Yabo 83

9 Strategic Entrepreneurial Resource Management and Competitive

Advantage of SMEs in Nigeria1 2 3Kabuoh, Margret N., Alagbe, Akintunde, Ubabudu, Mary C. & 4Ibe-Moses Kelechi C. 91

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10 Creativity and Entrepreneurial Activities among SMEs in Abuja1 2Opusunju Michael Isaac & Nwaiwu Blessing Nkechi 101

11 Entrepreneurial Competencies and the Performance of Small and

Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Zaria Local Government Area of

Kaduna State

Aliyu, Maimuna Shika 116

12 The Effect of Entrepreneurial Characteristics on the Profitability of

Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Kaduna State

Muhammed Yazeed 139

13 Constraints Militating Against Utilization of ICT in Teaching of

Business Education in Nigerian Universities

Igbongidi Binaebi Paul 149

14 Impact of Insurgency on the Management of Secondary Schools in the

North Central Zone of Nigeria1 2 3Jacob Akaahemba Apase, Mark Terlumun Ijov & Gabriel Mhenbee Ortsa 159

15 Vocational Education Entrepreneurship: a Pathway to Sustainable

Development1 2Ebodili, C. Chuka & Izogie, Collins Ogieva 168

16 Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Bello Ibrahim 175

17 Women Empowerment as a Strategy to Quality Education and

Economic Development 1 2 3

Ahmed Sa'adu Tahir, Isa N. Ribadu & Suleiman Adamu 185

18 Innovation and Public Service Delivery: how Innovative is Nigerian Bureaucracy? 1 2Fatile, Jacob Olufemi & Adejuwon, Kehinde David 193

19 A Comparative Study on Causes of Teacher Attrition in Public and Private Secondary Schools in Ondo State, Nigeria

Alabi, Festus Oluwole 209