Entrepreneurship Education and PovertyAlleviation: Impact Analysis of CovenantUniversity Graduate between 2006- 2013

Entrepreneurship is central to the economic growth and development of any nation and empirical evidence has shown that economic growth over time is necessary for poverty reduction. Entrepreneurship education is the process that provides trainees with knowledge, skills and attitudes to create wealth for poverty reduction and self-employment. Covenant University from inception has played tremendous role in promoting entrepreneurship education in Nigerian education system. This paper therefore intends to examine the impact of Entrepreneurship Education in alleviating poverty among the graduates of Covenant University. The population of the study comprise of all graduates of Covenant University between 2006-2013. Regression analysis was used to validate the hypotheses raised in the study. The theoretical and managerial implications of the results were discussed. Based on the findings of this study, conclusion and recommendations were made for implication.