Addressing Challenges State Universities are Facing for Effective University Administration in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examined the challenges State Universities in Nigeria are facing. The paper depends on primary and secondary data. The data were collected from the print and online publications. The paper concluded that poor funding, political influence, inadequate infrastructure facilities, shortage of academic staff, strike actions, poor motivation, and indigenization of principal officers, poor ranking, brain-drain, poor internally generated revenue, unconducive learning environment, poor staff development, ineffective research programme and proliferation of state universities are challenges facing the state universities in Nigeria. Based on these challenges, the papers recommended that the State government should increase the funding state universities in their respective states across the country. This will pave the way for employment of adequate staff, infrastructural facilities, research development, staff development, and improvement in the welfare of academic and non-academic staff.