This study determined the extent of TETFund provision of physical infrastructure and equipment improve the quality of Business Education in Public Universities in South-South, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of the study, two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study consists of 232 Business Educators (110 males and 122 females) in 13 public universities. They were all involved in the study due to the manageable size of the population. A 22 item questionnaire titled “TETFund provision of Physical Infrastructure and Equipment and quality of Business Education in Public Universities Questionnaire” was used for data collection. The questionnaire was validated by three (3) experts. The overall Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.96 was obtained for the instrument which indicated a high internal consistency and is reliable for use for the study. The data collected were analyzed using Mean ( ) and Standard Deviation (SD) to answer the research questions. The null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using independent t-test. The findings from data analysis showed that TETFund provision in the area of provision of physical infrastructure, and equipment has to a high extent improved the quality of business education in universities in South-South Nigeria. Hypotheses tested showed that there was no significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female business educators on the extent of TETFunds provision of physical infrastructure and sponsorship of staff training has improved the quality of business education in public universities in South-South, Nigeria. State and Federal universities do not differ in their response on the extent to which TETFunds provision of equipment and sponsorship of academic research growth has improved the quality of business education in public universities in South-South, Nigeria. The implication therefore is that there is need for adequate funding of tertiary institutions by Federal and State Government to meet international standards so as to meet the global requirements of producing requisite manpower that will serve in different capacities and contribute positively to the socio-economic and political development of the country. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others government should encourage banks, industries, companies, philanthropic organizations and well-meaning Nigerians should assist tertiary institutions through the management of the institutions in complementing the effort of TETFund in the provision of physical infrastructures and equipment to the universities.
Keywords: Business Education, Equipment, Quality, physical infrastructure
