ThepaperisparticularlyfocusedonexaminingtheroleofadulteducationprogrammeintheeconomicdevelopmentofruralwomentherebyenhancingtheprocessofrecoveringNigeria’seconomyfromrecession.Thestudyadoptedasurveyresearchdesignandemployedtheuseofquestionnairetocollectresponsesfrom60respondentswhoarewomenfromJema’aLocalGovernmentAreaofKadunaStateNigeriathathaveundergonetheadulteducationprogramme.Responseswerecollatedandanalyzedusingthemeanscore.Findingsshowedthat,theprogrammehasaverypositiveimpactinhelpingthewomentochangetheireconomicandsocialstatusaswellastheirgeneralwellbeing.Itequallyprovidedthemwithopportunitytoacquireskillsrelevantforself-relianceandtomanagetheirsmallbusinessasaresult,enhancingtheprocessofeconomicrecoveryinNigeria.