Strike Action and University Education System in Nigeria

The Causes and Remedy

Abstract

The paper examines the Strike action and University education system in Nigeria. Secondary data will be used. Data will be sourced from print and online publications. The paper conceptualizes strike, Public University, Academic staff and causes of strike actions in the Nigeria public university. The paper identifies the positive and negative impacts of strike action on the staff as well as students’ academic calendar in the university education system in Nigeria. The paper reveals that aside from academic staff union if the student demands are not taken into consideration by the university management. The university activities can also be disrupted by the students union. Therefore, the paper suggests that Government should recognize the students union as a part of stakeholder in decision making.