Vice Chancellors in Nigerian Public Universities: Roles, Problems and Ways Forward By
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/mjssh.v2i4.622Keywords:
Public Universities, Vice ChancellorsAbstract
Vice Chancellors in Nigerian public universities are faced with many challenges which have limited their performances in their various offices. This paper discussed the challenges Vice Chancellors in Nigerian public universities are facing. Secondary data were used to provide empirical support for the paper. Data were collected from both print materials and online publications. The paper concluded that Vice Chancellors in Nigerian public universities are faced with the following; shortage of funds, non-release of subventions on time, inadequate academic staff, shortage of infrastructure facilities, Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information Systems (IPPIS) problem, political influence, strike actions and opposition from university stakeholders. To address these problems, the paper hereby recommended the increment in the funding of public universities, employment of more academic staff, provision of adequate infrastructural facilities, removal of federal universities from integrated personnel and payroll information system etc.
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