Problems of facilities in South West Nigerian Universities and the way forward

Abstract

This paper examined the problems of facilities in South West Nigerian universities. The study population consists of all academic staff in 10 public universities in South West Nigeria, while the sample was made up of 500 academic staff randomly selected from the 10 universities. A self-designed instrument tagged “Problem of Facilities in Universities Questionnaire (PFUQ)” was used to collect relevant data for the study. The data collected were analyzed using frequency counts and percentage scores. The findings show that the financial support to the universities was not adequate, the universities were not provided with adequate facilities while students and staff maintenance culture contributed to high destruction of the available facilities. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the government should provide adequate funds to the universities in its annual budgetary allocation. Besides, adequate provision of facilities should be provided while students should be well-educated on how to maintain available facilities in Nigerian universities. Key words: Problems of facilities, South West, Nigeria, population, questionnaire, universities.