NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION (NUC) AND MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH CENTRAL GEO-POLITICAL ZONE NIGERIA

Rev. Fr. Prof. D. Kajo, C. A. Agulu (PhD), Terna Kondom

Abstract


This study investigated the extent of influence of National Universities Commission (NUC) on the management of federal universities in North Central Nigeria. Two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. The study was anchored on the Socio-technical theory by Abbas and Michael (2023). The research adopted a descriptive survey design. The population for the study comprised 10,368 teaching and non-teaching staff of eight (8) federal universities in North Central Nigeria obtained from the registry departments of the federal universities.  The sample for this study is 385 respondents drawn through multi-stage sampling technique. A structured questionnaire developed by the researchers titled ‘National Universities Commission and Federal Universities Management Questionnaire, (NUCFUM-Q)’ was used for data collection. Mean Scores were used to answer the research questions while Chi-Square was used to test the hypotheses. This study found out that there is a high extent of influence of minimum academic standard set by the NUC as well as the accreditation of old and new courses on the management of federal universities in the area of study. The study recommends that the federal government should create an enabling environment that will facilitate the NUC in carrying out its core mandate functions in order to maintain or improve the quality of university education in Nigeria.


Keywords


Influence, National Universities Commission, Management, Federal Universities

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