Subsidy Removal and Academic Staff Job Performance in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions

  • Kingsley Edinoh Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Abuja, Nigeria
  • Ewhe, Peter Okpunukpang Department of Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education, University of Abuja, Nigeria
  • Okolie, Rupert Chinedu Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, University of Abuja, Nigeria
Keywords: Academic Staff Job Performance, Tertiary Institutions, Subsidy Removal

Abstract

The paper examined the impact of subsidy removal on academic staff job performance in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Secondary data were used to support various points raised in the paper. The secondary data were collected from online and print publications. The paper concluded that subsidy removal in Nigeria negatively affected academic staff job performance in tertiary institutions across the country. Based on this discovery, the paper recommended that government should provide buses for all tertiary institutions to aid movement of academic staff, Government should increase the salaries of academic staff and increase budgetary allocation of research programme in tertiary institutions.

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Published
2023-12-21
How to Cite
Kingsley Edinoh, Ewhe, Peter Okpunukpang, & Okolie, Rupert Chinedu. (2023). Subsidy Removal and Academic Staff Job Performance in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions. Central Asian Journal of Social Sciences and History, 4(12), 124-129. Retrieved from https://cajssh.centralasianstudies.org/index.php/CAJSSH/article/view/993