简介：ITisasunnymorninginMarch2006.AhundredorsoruraldwellersandtheirfamilymembersgatherinYubaVillage,YilongCounty,SichuanProvince.Everyonelookshappy,withjustification,becausetodaytheywillreceivesmallloansfromalocalfinancialinstitute.AmongthemisfarmerYang

简介：Theconstitutionalprovisionsforeducationandtheplaceofeducationalfinancing,allovertheworld,fallwithintheframeworkofthelegalorder.InNigeria,financingofhighereducationhasevokeddramatic,aswellasideologicalandpoliticalconfrontationsinthelasttwodecadesorso.Therationalesustainingthisargumentiscompelling.Aqualityeducation,beginningwithprimaryeducation,isfundamentaltoendowindividualswiththecapacitytosuccessfullypursuetheirprivategoals,whileatthesametimeequippingthemwiththeknowledgeandskills,aswellasthevaluesandattitudes,necessarytocontributeeffectivelytotheeconomic,social,andpoliticaldevelopmentoftheirsocieties.Alltheserequireadequatefinancingofeducationatalllevels.However,ofalltheproblemsfacingNigerianeducationalsystemtoday,noneismoreagonisingandpersistentasthedwindlingfinancingofeducation,especiallyatthetertiarylevel.Thispaper,therefore,examinestheweaknessofhighereducationinstitutions（HEIs）inNigeriaintermsoftheirfinancialresourcebase.ThepaperreliesonprimaryandsecondarydatatohighlightinadequatefundingastheprimaryfactorinthemyriadsofchallengesthathavecrippledHEIsfromachievingtheirgoals.ThepapersuggestsmethodsofincreasingthefinancialstrengthoftheseinstitutionstowardsimprovingthequalityofhighereducationinNigeria.

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