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Plant Management in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria: Problems and way Forward

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Abstract

School plant is one of the most important facility that the tertiary institutions cannot do without. School plant is very critical to the realization of tertiary institutions goals. The management of school plant is the function of the school administrators and effective school plant management is key to the attainment of the tertiary institutions objectives. This paper looked at the problems hindering effective school plant management in the Nigerian tertiary institutions. Secondary and primary data were used in the paper. The secondary data were sorted from hardcopies and softcopies resource from libraries and internet. The paper identified inadequate funding, poor maintenance culture, insecurity/internal school crisis and corruption as problems hindering effective school plant management in the Nigerian tertiary institutions. The paper also the roles of Government and school administrators in school plant management to include adequate funding, procurement and supervision of school plant. Based on the problems identified, the government should increase the funding of the tertiary institutions to enable the institutions acquire necessary materials resources for the development of the institution. Adequate provision of school plant should be the major priority of government in all tertiary institutions. All forms of corruption in the tertiary institutions should be fought by the government and its anti-corruption agencies. The school manager should ensure that the plants available in the school are used for effective teaching and learning in the institutions.

Keywords

Administration
Management
Tertiary Institutions
Problem
Plant

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The author (s) declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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  • Submitted
    31 March 2022
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    31 March 2022
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    31 March 2022