Volume 4, 2026 – Issue 2 
Information and Communication Technology and the Administration of Universities in Nigeria
Anthony Great Ossai
1, Isabella Ezinwa Okokoyo
2, and Mary Bivwiere Asabor
3
Department of Educational Foundation, University of Delta, Agbor, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: anthony.ossai@unidel.edu.ng
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20289330
Abstract
The study’s main focus was on how information and communication technology (ICT) affected universities’ ability to run effectively. The study population included all academic, non-academic and management staff members at the twenty-one public universities in the South-South Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria, and the research was ex post facto and descriptive. A stratified random sampling technique was used in the selection process. The study was guided by three hypotheses and three research questions. The study used a questionnaire to gather its data. Expert verification resulted in a reliability index of 0.85. The One-Way Analysis of Variance was used to test the hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance, while the mean and standard deviation were utilized to address the research questions. The study’s conclusions included, among other things, that there are not enough information and communication technology facilities in universities, which makes it difficult for academics to use ICT effectively. Other issues that tend to impede this include inadequate funding and erratic power supplies. The government should improve power supply to all universities, establish computer centers and cyber cafes in every department of universities, and increase funding for universities to meet the UNESCO standard of a 26% allocation in the nation’s annual budget, among other recommendations based on the findings.
Keywords: information, communication, technology, management, universities
Published
2026/06/01
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Section
Research Papers
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About the authors
- Anthony Great Ossai was born at Ebedei, Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. He attended Egba-oma Primary School, Akoku/Ebedei and then proceeded to Ebologu Grammar School, Utagba Uno where he obtained the West African School Certificate (WASC). He proceeded to Delta State University, Abraka where he obtained his first degree in History Education (BA Ed), Master’s degree in Educational Administration and Planning (M.Ed) and Ph.D in Educational Administration. He has published many articles included in the Scopus database. He is a member of many professional bodies and has published in many journals and attended many conferences. He is an Associate Professor, University of Delta, Agbor.
anthony.ossai@unidel.edu.ng
↩︎ - Isabella Ezinwa Okokoyo was born at Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria. In pursuit of further education, he proceeded to the prestigious Delta State University Abraka. He obtained his first degree in Education (BA Ed), her Master’s degree in Educational Administration and Planning (M.Ed) and Ph.D in Educational Administration. She has published many articles. She is a member of many professional bodies and has published in many journals and attended many conferences. She is a senior lecturer in the Department of Educational Foundations, University of Delta, Agbor.
↩︎ - Mary Bivwiere Asabor was born at Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria. In pursuit of further education, he proceeded to the prestigious Delta State University, Abraka. He obtained her first degree in Education (BA Ed), her Master’s degree in Educational Administration and Planning (M.Ed) and Ph.D in Educational Administration. She has published many articles included in the Scopus database. She is a member of many professional bodies and has published in many journals and attended many conferences. She is a senior lecturer in the Department of Educational Foundations, University of Delta, Agbor.
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