Accelerating Creativity and Skills Acquisition in Accounting Education for Poverty Eradication in Nigeria
Abstract
This paper explores the role of creativity and skills acquisition in accounting education for poverty eradication in Nigeria. It underscores the importance of equipping individuals with the knowledge, competencies, and mindset necessary for entrepreneurial success to drive economic empowerment and social mobility. Survey research design was adopted. The population of the study consisted of 1,408students in the Department of Accounting in different programmes in Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State, Nigeria. The students include those both in the undergraduate and graduate programmes as at March 1st2025.Asample size of 302was derived using Krejcie and Morgan table and 302 copies of the questionnaire were distributed randomly to the students. Descriptive Statistics and Simple Regression Analysis was deployed using SPSS Version 23. The study found that technology and innovative accounting teaching methods have positive effect and significantly enhance creativity and skills acquisition to eradicate poverty in Nigeria. Furthermore, the research found that entrepreneurship accounting education has significant effect on the acceleration of creativity and skills acquisition to eradicate poverty in Nigeria. It concludes technological integration and student-centered approaches foster creativity and essential skills among Nigerian youths in order to achieve poverty eradication. The study recommends the combination of practical, experiential learning opportunities into accounting curricula to enhance skills development, creativity and entrepreneurship of accounting graduates with different degrees. Governments and school managements should invest in digital literacy and technology-enabled learning platforms in accounting education to reach underserved populations and bridge the digital divide.
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