UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND THE CHALLENGES OF UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION IN NASARAWA STATE (2002-2016)

This study examined the University system and the challenges of its administration in Nasarawa state. The basic contentment in this research work is to point out the University’s administration in Nasarawa State. The research work captured the concept of administration which is indispensable in any organization to setup purposes or objectives to be realized. The challenges facing Nigeria’s higher institutions administrations are complex. It is a combination of limited access, increasing cost, decreasing quality of outputs and inflexibility in course selection. It has been acknowledged that an educated citizenry is crucial to the social, political, economic and cultural spheres in the nation. This study therefore, focused on the managerial effectiveness and structure of Nigeria universities which are regime reformation of the entire system to seek the truth through development of knowledge and empowerment ofpersonnel. It also prepared ground for scientific and technological advancement of the society as well as material and cultural development. However, this study employed both primary and secondary methods of data collection, for the primary data questionnaire were administered while for the secondary method, both qualitative and quantitative data were collected, while system theory was adopted as a theoretical underpinning. The research work also found that, for the Nigeria universities to meet the standard of high education in changing world today, they requires holistic reforms in line with the globally accepted practice. This research therefore, recommends that there is need for the Nigerian universities administrators and authorities to come out with new mechanism that can enhance effective administration in the Nigerian universities.