Challenges Facing Administrators of Public Higher Institutions in Nigeria and the Ways Forward

The mission, vision, philosophy and achievement of set goals for any higher institution depends on the effectiveness and efficiency of the administrator. More so, the growth and development of the institution depends on the administrator. The success of any administrator is largely a function that is dependent on the availability of right quality and quantity of human and materials resources. Providing administrators of higher institutions with qualitative and quantitative human and adequate equipment and materials is necessary. This article discusses the challenges facing higher institutions’ administrators in Nigeria. The identified challenges include the following; inadequate funding, inadequate infrastructural facilities, inadequate personnel, corruption, strike actions, political influence, insecurity, lack of motivation, institutional autonomy. The paper recommends that government should put in more effort towards ensuring that the identified factors hindering the effectiveness of Nigerian higher institutions’ administrators are addressed and resolved accordingly for desired growth and development to be made possible in public higher institutions