Abstrakt

Historical Analysis of the Management of Public Universities in Nigeria

 Lukman Olaoluwa Olaide

 Change they say is inevitable. In Nigeria, the higher education sector has gone through myriad of changes with the different regime that ruled the country. As against that backdrop, this paper seeks to analyse the disposition of the different eras towards the management of universities in Nigeria. The paper examined government management of universities in four phases starting with the genesis of higher education in Nigeria, management of the university college, management of universities during military regime and the democratic era of university management. This paper also highlighted the both the problems and successes of Nigerian universities. It concluded by proffering solutions to the dwindling fortunes of the universities.