Analysis of Students’ Academic Performance in 2021 – 2023 Nigerian Senior School Certificate Examination Multiple Choice Objective Tests in Government (Published)
This study investigated and analyzes academic performance of students in Nigerian senior school certificate examination multiple-choice objective tests in Government in South-Western, Nigeria between years 2021 and 2023. Exploratory survey research design was adopted for this study. The population of this study consisted of all senior secondary school students (SSS) in all 1735 public senior secondary schools in South-western States of Nigeria. A total sum of One thousand three hundred and forty-eight (1,348) participated in the study. Multi-stage sampling and systematic random sampling techniques were adopted for selection of a sampled of schools and sampled students for the study. The years 2021-2023 June/July series of the Nigerian Senior School Certificate Multiple-Choice Objective Tests in Government were adopted and used as instruments in this study. Data analysis was carried out by scored all responses dichotomously and descriptive statistics were used for the analysis with the SPSS software. The findings of the study revealed that the performance level of students in the Nigerian Senior School Certificate Examination Multiple-choice Objective Tests in Government for the years 2013-2015 in South-Western, Nigeria were low and that there is no significant difference among the performance level of students in the Nigerian Senior School Certificate Examination Multiple-choice Objective Tests in Government for the years 2021-2023 in South-Western, Nigeria. In view of the findings of this study, Conclusions were made and recommendations were proffered.
Keywords: Academic, Government, Performance, national examination council of Nigeria (NECO), senior school certificate examination (SSCE).
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