Gains and Setbacks Related with Institutional Governance Reforms in Nigerian Universities

Abstract

Various reforms have been set up by the government at different periods with an aim to increase sustainability in Nigerian universities. These institutional government reforms are instrumental in promoting change and development in the nation’s education sector. The major issue in this respect is that these reforms are rarely carried out fully or are not carried out at all and this results in perpetual turbulence in the nation's education system. As a result, it is essential that an analysis be carried out on this topic to examine the need for these government reforms, the issues associated with trying to implement them effectively and how best they can be implemented. A brief introduction which explains why this paper is necessary will be provided. The associated aims of this study which will shed light on what this topic intends to introduce to the mind of readers will be examined. A suitable literature review detailing the sub levels of this paper’s topic will be explained step by step. The setbacks provided by this paper double as its issues and they highlight the fact that there are both internal and external reasons as to why institutional government reforms are not effectively implemented. This paper suggests how best these issues can be curtailed and these include holding the government accountable for their promises, strict punishment on corruption associated with government reforms, provision of entrepreneurship training by the government etc. This study concludes that in spite of the setbacks faced in carrying out government reforms in Nigerian universities, the parties with the power to instil change need only search for solutions such as the ones discussed in this paper and implement them as necessary. This will cause a major turnaround in the poor reputation of the nation’s education system and as such provide the positive change and development needed by all