Inadequate Funding and the Development of University Education in Nigeria: Challenges and Way Forward

Sirajo Bello(1), Umar Abdulkadir Umar(2), Lurwanu Usman(3),


(1) Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina
(2) Bayero University Kano
(3) Kaduna State University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34007/jlpr.v3i2.996

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Challenges; Development; Funding; and University education

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