The quest for sustainable development is not feasible without alleviating poverty drastically, empowering the youths, encouraging entrepreneurship education for effective self-reliance and empowerment. This research banks on the strategies for achieving sustainable development in Nigeria. The strategies enumerated include but not limited to the following factors: poverty alleviation, youth empowerment, entrepreneurship education and effective leadership. The study adopted a conceptual approach in an attempt to x-ray the various strategies for achieving sustainable development in Nigeria. Materials were generated via internet, textbooks and other documents relevant to the study. The findings based on the literature reviewed indicated that sustainable development is achievable only when social, economic, political and environmental sustainability elements in Nigeria are stable, viable and equitable. The study also recommended that the federal, state and local government should ensure that funds allotted to them are properly disbursed to the concerned groups. The policy implication is that the Commitment will ensure adequate provision of social services that are beneficial to the poor masses; fostering growth, and the provision of an enabling environment to boast businesses in different dimensions.
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