IMPACT OF ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF UNIVERSITIES' (ASUU) STRIKE ON ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN THE NORTH-EAST NIGERIA

The study investigated the impact of Academic Staff Union of Universities' (ASUU) Strike on academic and administrative management of Federal Universities in the North-East Nigeria. Three specific objectives, three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. Ex-post facto-survey research design was used for this study. The total population of the study is 5262 academic staff in six Federal Universities in North East Nigeria. The sample size for the study comprised 372 Academic staff as respondents. This size was determined using Taro Yamane Sample size formulae. A structured questionnaire titled “Academic Staff Union of Universities' (ASUU) Strike on Academic & Administrative Management Questionnaire (IASUUSAMQ)” developed by the researcher was used to elicit information from the respondents. The instrument was validated by two experts. Cronbach Alpha Statistic was used to determine the internal consistency of items of the instruments. The overall reliability coefficient yielded 0.873. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. Chi-square (ᵡ2) test of goodness of fit was used to test all the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that the impact of Academic Staff Union of Universities Strike on teaching, research and community service in Federal Universities in North-East Nigeria is significant and positive. Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations among others were made: Federal Government should engage in dialogue with ASUU to develop a comprehensive policy that respects university autonomy to design her own teaching curriculum based on its established edicts. ASUU should dialogue with enforce Tertiary Education Trust Fund to procure instructional resources for lecture theatres as this could improves the administration of public universities by improving teaching of students. Federal Government should make funding for research activities accessible to all academic staff as this would enhance university’s global visibility.