ACCOUNTING EDUCATION IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT IN EDO STATE

Abstract

The study was captioned accounting education in Nigerian universities and youth empowerment in Edo State. The aim of the study was to carefully examine the relationship between accounting education in Nigerian universities and youth empowerment in Edo State. The study builds to the body of knowledge on the relationship between accounting education in Nigerian universities and youth empowerment in Edo State. The study will also guide policy makers in the education sector and the government on how to improve youth empowerment in Nigerian universities in Edo State using accounting education. The study concluded that accounting education can be seen as a branch of education that teaches recording and maintenance of books of accounting using accounting principles to improve youth empowerment in Edo State. Recommendations were made among others that: accounting education curriculum should offer a foundation of professional knowledge, skills, values, ethics and attitudes to students which will enable them to continue to learn and adapt to changes throughout their professional lives.