Psychological Implication of Infrastructure Facilities Shortage on Tertiary Education in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper discussed the psychological implication of infrastructure facilities shortage in tertiary education in Nigeria. The paper used secondary data that were collected from print and online publications. Adopting content analysis and elimination methods that were used for data selection. The paper identified poor funding, uncompleted infrastructure facilities projects, corruption, poor infrastructural facilities planning and forecasting as factors responsible for shortage of infrastructure facilities in the Nigerian tertiary institutions. Poor students’ academic performance, poor  staff job performance, low morale of academic staff and improper implementation of teaching, research and community service programme were concluded as the psychological implication of infrastructure facilities shortage in tertiary education in Nigeria. Based on these discoveries, the paper hereby recommended that that federal and state government should increase the funding of tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Tertiary institutions mergers should embrace the option of private, public partnership in developing their infrastructure facilities. Tertiary institutions mergers should seek the support of alumni association and other private institutions for their facilities development. Effective monitoring and evaluation system should be institutionalized in all tertiary institutions to monitor funds release for facilities development.