Abstract
The study investigates the Impact of funding on Human Capital Development in Nasarawa State Public Universities: Implication for Sustainable Economic Development in Nigeria. Three research questions and three statements of hypothesis were developed by the researcher to guide the study. The research design used for the study is descriptive survey research. The population of the study comprises 4085 Academic and Non-Academic Staff. Sample of the study, a simple random sampling technique was used to select 400 Academic and Non-Academic Staff. The instrument used for data gathering is a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. The instrument therefore has a validity index of 0.76 and a reliability coefficient of 0.80. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation for answering research questions while the inferential statistics of the chi- square test were used to test the statement of hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The study therefore recommended that the government should provide sufficient equipment like enough classrooms, libraries, and laboratories and NGOs should also assist in providing some infrastructure to the universities, university management should create adequate room for conferences where staff will add value to their task. Through the conference, will acquire knowledge, experience, competency, and education that will enable them to impact positively the institution, and the government should release adequate funding and encourage research in the institution. Lecturers need to be updating themselves in knowledge through articles, and publications.
Keywords: Funding, Infrastructure, Conference, Research, Human Capital Development
Azi & Usman (2024)