Abstract
This paper examined the relevance of Economic literacy as a powerful instrument for enhancing sustainable development in Nigeria. It explains the meaning of Economic literacy as well as how Economic literacy enables people to make educated decisions which could turn them into active participants in certain Economic policies and achieve positive change. Furthermore, it equally explained the benefits and the roles of mass economic literacy in achieving sustainable economic development in Nigeria.This paper discussed the challenges in achieving effective economic growth such as the short-term focus, short-term thinking, thread of balancing economic growth and
complexity of measurement due to social and environmental factors. Thus, it is recommended among others that for Nigeria to achieve sustainable economic growth through Mass Economic Literacy and reap its benefits, there should be a comprehensive investment in teachers’ training programs to equip educators witheffective pedagogical skills to drive it. It was also recommended that the Government through the Ministry of Education should prioritize curriculum integration to ensure that economic literacy is embedded across all educational levels.
Keywords: Mass Economic literacy, Human capital, Economic Growth, Economics processes and policies.
Kwaha, L. A. & Ede, M. O. (2024)