Biology Education and Bio Entrepreneur Opportunities in Nigeria

Ganiyu  Bello; Hafsat Imam  Alabi; Aduke Rihanat  Ahmed; Musa Mohammed Sulaiman Sulaiman; Zakariyau Adebayo Bello Bello; Abdulrasak Agboola Bello Bello

Ganiyu Bello University of Ilorin
Hafsat Imam Alabi University of Ilorin
Aduke Rihanat Ahmed
Musa Mohammed Sulaiman University of Ilorin
Zakariyau Adebayo Bello Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin
Abdulrasak Agboola Bello Kwara State Polytechnics Secondary School

Abstract

Nigeria has been experiencing various socioeconomic and environmental challenges such as unemployment, poverty, insecurity and climate change within the past few decades. These challenges are traceable to a lack of synergy between capital and nature. Knowledge and skills in various fields of biology such as Bioeconomics and Bio-entrepreneur are potent tools for building a strong synergy between capital and nature to enhance sustainable socio-economic development in the nation. This paper focuses on how biology education can be utilised to develop and promote Bio-entrepreneur opportunities among Nigerian youths for sustainable national development. The paper provided overviews of concepts such as biology education, bio-entrepreneur, bio-economics and so forth. The millennium development goals and the 21st-century skills within the context of sustainable development in Nigeria. Finally, the paper advocated for urgent realignment of biology and science education for sustainable national development