INSECURITY AND QUALITY OF NIGERIAN TERTIARY EDUCATION

Abstract

The paper examined the effects of Insecurity Challenges on Quality Tertiary Education in Nigeria. The concepts of insecurity, security researchers also identified at some contemporary security challenges in Nigeria, amongst them were, wide spread of cases of violent crimes, especially armed robbery and kidnapping, conflict between Fulani herdsmenand farmers, political related violence and corruption. Factors responsible for insecurity in Nigeria such as lack of political will, decline in the quality of governance, ethnic and religious bigotry, erosion of certain values and virtues and undue emphasis on wealth acquisition among others were discussed. The effects of insecurity crises on tertiary education were so devastating; It negatively affects learning process as it breeds fear amongst students and lecturers, it decline quality education due to closure of schools, it also affect the students’ enrolment. The paper also recommended that, government should invest m higher institutions securities, administrators of schools and government should shun corruption and oppression, peace education should also be inculcated in the Nigerian school’s curriculum at all levels, youths should be empowered technically to jettison their minds away from crime and government should ensure that tertiary institutions in Nigeria are secure and safe for teaching and learning.