Taming the Hydra

Aligbe B. Abdullah

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The Nigerian tertiary education system, which is generally seen as a major contributor to national development, has been repeatedly crippled by a series of industrial strikes of different facets. These breakdowns have resulted in a truncated academic calendar, compromised educational quality, brain-drain, and further waste of human material potentials. The objective of this study was to critically examine the inefficiencies of existing governance structures in managing industrial disputes and to propose a more practical model to the government for implementation. This research employed a qualitative desk-based methodology, which involved a systematic literature review of academic journals, government reports, etc. Findings revealed that the approach of the government in managing industrial relations is weak, reactive in nature, slow and insensitive, among others. This paper, therefore, recommended the legislative devolution of certain negotiation powers to individual institutions as a quick response to the agitations from the institutions concerned.

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