The study explores the stages of Entrepreneurship Curriculum Development in Nigeria. This is with the view to determining the influence entrepreneurship curriculum development has exerted on innovative drive in Nigeria. Various literatures as they relate to the study were reviewed and conceptualized into a framework to show the stages in which entrepreneurship curriculum have advanced in the first world economy in comparison to the stage in which the Nigeria economy operate. The study found out that entrepreneurship development in Nigeria has focused more on the explicit curriculum while neglecting the implicit curriculum. The study also concluded that Nigeria is at its early stage of entrepreneurship curriculum development which has hampered the emergence of entrepreneurs. For the few that are able to create ventures, lack of marketing skills such as using digital and social media restricts their success. In an effort to enrich the entrepreneurship curriculum development in Nigeria, the study recommends internship for students to have hands-on experience and also academic institutions should build prototype businesses on campus to expose students to entrepreneurship culture and also impart modern marketing skills among others. © 2017 Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd.
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