Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Entrepreneurial Perspectives of Federal University of Technology Minna Students

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has drastically shutdown academic activities and other extra-curricular activities that students engage in. For this reason, most students venture into developing their entrepreneurial activities which created a means of adapting to the new normal. This study was carried out to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on students’ perspectives on entrepreneurship using a case study of Federal University of Technology, Minna. In order to achieve this study, four research objectives and research questions were constructed. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of379 students in Federal University of Technology, Minna. Closed-ended questionnaire and interview were used to collect data and responses were gotten from 355 participants. Data collected were analyzed using frequency distribution tables and percentages. The findings showed that COVID-19 had positive impacts on the students' perspectives of entrepreneurship. Therefore, it was recommended that the university management should introduce more courses that are entrepreneurial inclined into the curriculum and provide conducive environment that will help to promote entrepreneurial programs.