AN EVALUATION OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY UNDERGRADUATE OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY WUKARI, TARABA STATE NIGERIA

Abstract

The Federal University Wukari is faced with certain problems that has impaired steady growth of the Institution. The study revealed infrastructural problems such as inadequate male and female hotels, lecture halls, laboratories, and libraries. Others are unstable power supply, poor internet services and inadequate water supply. Administrative problems include misplacement and missing of exams scripts, delay in release of results, while academic problems involve poor teaching and learning activities, inconsistency in keeping the time table of lectures.These nexus is what the study evaluates with the intent to proffer possible solutions to it. The study adopted descriptive and survey method for the research work. Primary data was collected through questionnaire, in which One hundred and fifty respondents were collected. The data collected were analyzed using simple percentage, mean statistical and chi-square employed to test the hypothesesStrike action, insecurity and financial challenge are the social problems and difficulties in course registration and screening and challenge of coping with payment of school fees are procedural problems facing the undergraduate students of Federal University Wukari. Based on this findings, the researchers recommended that the government should increase the funding of federal University Wukari to enable the school administrators provide adequate infrastructural facilities.