Al-Hikmah University Journal

The main aim of this research was to ascertain the   prospects and challenges of business education programme in poverty alleviation.  The study was carried out in the North West  States of Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 46 business educators teaching in colleges of education in Kano States  Nigeria. A self structured questionnaire developed by the researchers and  validated by two experts from the Department of Business Education, Faculty of Vocational and Technical Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.  The instrument consists of 25 questionnaire items. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer research questions while t- test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study showed that business education programme will be an  indispensable tool for alleviating poverty if the programme is well placed in terms of providing needed funds, infrastructures and qualified man power for the smooth administration of the programme..  The study was concluded that  meaningful poverty alleviation through business education cannot take place without adequate funding.  It was recommended among others that:  emphasizing the practical aspect of business education which will help to produce productive members of the nation’s labour force who will be self-reliant or employable in an industry or company.  Also, governments, school proprietors, donor agencies and all stakeholders should join hands in providing funds for Business Education so as to ensure scholarship .award, conducive teaching and learning environment.