INFLUENCE OF FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL ON LECTURERS’ ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT IN IMO STATE UNIVERSITY, OWERRI
Keywords:
Fuel, Fuel Subsidy, Subsidy Removal, Lecturers, Academic Engagement, Lecturers Academic Engagement.Abstract
This study examines the effects of fuel subsidy removal on lecturers’ academic engagement in Imo State University, Owerri. A survey research design was adopted. The population comprising of 59 academic staff from the Faculty of Education in Imo State University, Owerri. Statistical data for about nine different seasons where fuel hike occurred in Nigeria was revealed and the instrument used to collect the data was interview and questionnaire. Data collected was dully analyzed with the help of chi-square. So, it was deduced from this study that increase in fuel pump price which resulted from fuel subsidy removal has an adverse effect on lecturers’ academic engagement, since fuel is essential for easy and prompt availability of the lecturers in their classroom engagement and also the transportation of agricultural produce and other market product in Nigeria. From the results of the interview conducted, the study concluded that lecturers’ attitudes towards academic engagements worsened after the removal of fuel subsidy irrespective of the financial status of the lecturers. Thus, the study recommends that the government and institution executives should provide viable means to motivate lecturers through service motivated incentives.References
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