“Charting the Future: Educational Planning, Leadership and Innovations in Business Education Programme in Nigeria”

The purpose of this paper was to examine the extent to which educational planners,leadership and innovation chart into the future of business education programme inNigeria through bringing up of new ideas, assisting in revisiting curriculum, trainingand retraining of business education lecturers, priorities strategies, evaluate risk inthe programme, etcetera. This paper provided a comprehensive literature review ofbusiness education in Nigeria in the past, present and future, as well as the conceptof educational planning, leadership and innovation. The main aim of this paper wasto give a better understanding on how effective leadership and proper planning canbe achieved by bringing new ideas in business education programme and achievingopportunities now and in the future. By conclusion, for Business Educationprogramme to chart into the future effectively, and to achieve the aim and objectiveto which the programme is designed for, the planners and leadership needs to assist the programme in involving business education expert to develop, review and designinnovative Curriculum content in which skill acquisition as well as practical courses,training and retraining of Business Education Educators, Educational Planners andLeadership should assist in promoting interdisciplinary learning and prioritizingstrategies, ecetera. It was recommended among others that Business educationprogramme should be run independently from other courses of study. Practicalcourses such as the students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) shouldbe fully funded and closely monitored by the expert who will enhance student toachieve practical skills and prepare them for advancement after schooling.