(2014) A.N. Brimah; W. D. Olanipekun; L. F. Akanni
liea sa countryendowedwith natiral resourceas well as human resources, but stillfalls
siortof the dervelopmental progressthat wonldimpacted positively to the well beingof the
ETge Nigerians This iseven so as Nigeria remains off track in achieving the MDGs with
as tham 1000dastogo. Given the challenges that bedevilNigeria, thispaper adoocates and
promotesthe socialentrepreneurship conceptwhch s gainingprominence as an alternative to
procride solutions to the developmental challenges in Nigeria. It concludes that social
wepreneuarshipwould aidconstruction ofanegalitarian societythat wouldhelp ndistributing
zealth and creatingopportunitiesfor the less privileged. The pa per recommends that social
repreneurshipproces should be promotedin otherto achevethebroadolhjectives over of t
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