DANKIMBA, Lawal Muhammad
Division of General Studies,
Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria
lawalmkb@gmail.com
AMINU, Mohammed Ibrahim
Department of Business Administration,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
miaminusscholar@yahoo.com
KARWAI, Suleiman Abdullahi
Department of Business Administration,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
karwaisa@yahoo.co.uk
MADU, Abdulrazak Yuguda
Department of Public Administration,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
abdulrazakmadu@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
This study examined the mediating role of entrepreneurial passion on the effect of entrepreneurial education
on entrepreneurial intention of students in Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi (WUFP). The
study used the partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) as a technique to run and
analyze the data collected from polytechnic students using a sample of 350 students. The study found that
entrepreneurial education influence entrepreneurial intention. Also, entrepreneurial passion mediates the
relationship between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial intention. The study concludes that
entrepreneurial passion is a critical factor in strengthening and enhancing entrepreneurial education of
students towards developing entrepreneurial intention. The study recommends that management of tertiary
educational institutions and policymakers should focus on enhancing students’ confidence in their abilities
to successfully execute tasks necessary for entrepreneurship. This will strengthen students’ knowledge of
entrepreneurship, and nudge them towards entrepreneurial intention and actions, hence, directly affect their
propensity to become self-employed and self-reliant.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial intention