Analysis of Factors Responsible for Nigerians' Patronizing of Foreign Higher Education

Abstract

This paper examined the factors responsible for Nigerian’s students seeking foreign higher education. The paper employed secondary and primary data. The data were sourced from print and online resources. Inadequate funding of higher education, inadequate higher institutions, unstable academic calendar, admission problems, poor quality of higher education, inadequate infrastructural facilities, insecurity problem, un conducive learning environment, scholarships opportunities, and competitive higher education were identified as reasons and factors responsible for patronage of foreign higher education by Nigerians. To address these problems, the paper suggested adequate funding of higher education, establishment of more higher institutions, ensure stable academic calendar, decentralize administration processes, ensure quality higher education by employ adequate and qualified lecturers, provision of adequate infrastructural facilities, implement lecturers-students ratio policies as formulated and ensure learning environment are conducive by providing all human and materials resources needed in all public higher educations.