Impact of Economic Hardship on Research Programme Implementation in Tertiary institutions in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examined the impact of economic hardship on research programmes in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The paper is a review paper that depends on secondary data. The secondary data were collected from online and print publications. The paper concluded that the research programme implemented has been disrupted by the economic hardship in Nigeria. The study also found out that the cost of conducting research has gone high, physical conference attendance, the rate of local and international paper publication dropped and many research projects have been suspended in the institutions across the country. Based on these points identified, the paper put forward the following recommendations: There should be an increment in the funding of research programmes by the government and private institutions. The government should subsidize the research resources for researchers in the tertiary institutions. The government should provide special palliative for researchers, lecturers and students carrying out research projects in the tertiary institutions in Nigeria.