Implication of Fuel Subsidy Removal on Academic Performance of Students in Tertiary Institutions, Nigeria (Published)
This paper examines the implication of fuel subsidy on academic performance of tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Thus, fuel subsidy removal announced by President Bola Ahmmed Tinubu on his inaugural speech day has been generated to many problems in our country which affected all segments of human life in Nigeria, particularly the people of lower class who have been found it cumbersome to eat three times daily. Yet, these problems lead to hiking the prices of foodstuffs and other an essential materials like transportation, health and education e.t.c. However, thousands of the students of less privilege were out of the campuses throughout the country while many students are involved anti – social behaviours such as hook up, Yahoo, kidnappers and commercial sex workers, because they wanted to meet their needs for their studies at all cost. Similarly, the prices of transportation went up, created more problems for the students who are schooling in other states have been found it difficult to travel back to their respectful institutions. Meanwhile, thousands of parents could not be met up the needs of their children, because of their inability to provide their siblings school pre-requisites for their studies. Consequently, the fuel subsidy removal has been changed many responsible students live to become beggars in all tertiary institutions in three major zones in Nigeria (North, South, and East), while others are struggling to attend their lectures in their respectful institutions with stressful in order to satisfy their owned curiosity on campuses in the various tertiary institutions. Nigeria. (Universities, Colleges of Education and Polytechnics)
Keywords: Administration, Fuel, Implication, Institution, Performance, Prices, Students, Tertiary, campus, removal, subsidy
Implications of Financial Distress on Tertiary Education in Nigeria (Published)
The study examined the implications of financial distress on tertiary Education Nigeria. The financial distress in tertiary institutions in Nigeria today can be attributed to poor management and leadership problems. This has tremendously affected the operations of higher institutions in Nigeria. The university system requires a lot of funds for effective administration to be able to achieve its goals. The inability of the government to stick to the UNESCO 26% of national budget for education has seriously affected the management of Nigerian universities. Most of Nigerian tertiary institutions today face a lot of problems due to financial distress. As many of them find it difficult to pay workers’ salaries, provide adequate infrastructure and teaching equipment. The causes and implications of financial distress on tertiary Education were examined. It was recommended that both federal and state governments need to collaborate more with the private sector to explore opportunities for raising non-traditional funds and participation in education financing. Also, government should stop the habit of diverting the funds meant for tertiary education projects to other sectors. In addition, funds disbursed for projects and programmes should be adequately supervised, monitored and evaluated to achieve effective implementation.
Keywords: Administration, Financial Distress, Government, Management, tertiary education
Keeping Of Teachers’ Records and Principals’administrative Effectiveness in Akwa Ibom State Secondary Schools, Nigeria. (Published)
The study examined the relationship between keeping of teachers’ records and administrative effectiveness of principals in public secondary schools in Uyo Local Education Committee of Akwa Ibom State. One research question was raised and a corresponding null hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. Expost facto research design was used, because the variables were not manipulated. The population consisted of 14 principals in the 14 public secondary schools in Uyo Local Education Committee. All the 14 principals were used as purposive sample for this research. A researcher developed instrument titled Keeping of Teachers’ Records and Administrative Effectiveness Questionnaire (KTRAEQ)’was used for data collection. The reliability of the questionnaire was determined using cronbach Alpha method and the reliability coefficient of 0.743 was obtained, implying that the instrument was adequate to measure what it was meant for. Simple linear regression statistic was used to answer the research question and to test the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between keeping of financial records, teachers’ records, students’ records and administrative effectiveness of principals of public secondary schools in Uyo Local Education Committee. It was concluded that principals should always ensure that teachers’ records are accurately and adequately kept and updated for immediate and future use. It was recommended based on the findings of the study among others that, the ministry, state secondary education board, as well as the Local Education Committees should inspect schools regularly to ensure that school principals keep teachers’ records up-to-date.
Keywords: Administration, Education, Nigeria, Secondary School, Teacher