Data on entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial performance of aspiring entrepreneurs in selected Nigerian universities

Entrepreneurs are individuals who have a constant feeling of desperation that is from time to time seen in organizations. While the number of entrepreneurship education programmes are increasing, their impact is under-researched and studies paint an unclear picture of the impact of entrepreneurship education.Thispresentstudypresentsdataontheextentto whichuniversityentrepreneurshipeducationprogrammes stimulatethe entrepreneurial performance of aspiringentre- preneurs in Nigeria.Datawascollected using a descriptive cross-sectional quantitative survey conducted among uni- versity students(N ¼ 540)of selected institutions in Nigeria. Regression Analysis was used in confirming the hypotheses proposed in the study using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences(SPSS)version22. University entrepreneurship edu- cationis confirmed to be a major source of inspirational trig- gers that positively impact on entrepreneurial performance of aspiring entrepreneurs in the selected universities in Nigeri