Labour Disputes And The Nigerian University System

Constraints of Quality Assurance in Manpower for Higher Education in Nigeria

“…For instance, the scientific laboratories and workshops for vocational and technical education used for hands-on exercises in most universities, polytechnics, monotechnics, and colleges of education are devoid of the contemporary tools required for efficient teaching and learning. A number of academics have expressed concern about the unfavourable circumstances in Nigerian higher education institutions (Asiyai, 2015;Odetunde, 2014). In Nigeria, university students are studying in run-down structures with inadequate lighting, ventilation, and furnishings, as well as in conditions that are gloomy and incapacitating for the environment.…”

“…Inadequate funding: The issue of insufficient finance for education has hampered the nation's progress in this area. In Nigeria, a large number of universities are unable to construct lecture halls, student residences, outfit labs and workshops, and pay staff salaries, research grants, benefits, and medical expenses on a regular basis (Asiyai, 2015). The ability of Nigeria to produce theoretical and applied knowledge in the fields of science, technology, and the humanities is critical to the country's survival in the twenty-first century, as even the FGN/ASUU Re-negotiation Committee (2009) recognised.…”

“…This is due to the fact that staff productivity and the accomplishment of educational goals and objectives are impacted by institution closures. Asiyai (2015) found that a few major factors that contribute to the recurrent labour conflicts include inadequate financing, non-implementation of ASUU/FGN or SSANU/FGN agreements, low budget, a lack of autonomy and academic freedom, and subpar staff working conditions. For example, the federal government of Nigeria failed to carry out the deal struck with the Academic Staff Union of institutions since 2009, leading to the closure of the institutions on July 2, 2013.…”