Less than 50 per cent of Nigerian university lecturers have doctorate degrees while the teaching personnel in the rank of senior lecturers and professors at the universities are also less than 50 per cent.

A deputy director at the National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr. Ashafa Ladan disclosed this yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State.

He made the disclosure while delivering a lecture on the “Challenges of Private Universities’ Proprietorship in Nigeria” at the founder’s day ceremony of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin.

Ladan lamented that inadequate teaching personnel at the universities had negative effect on accreditation performance of most universities, adding that this shortfall had also affected the smooth running of many private universities in the country.

Enumerating the challenges confronting the over 50 private universities in the country, he said, “Most of the teaching staff in private universities are either employed on sabbatical, visiting or adjunct basis due essentially to difficulty in attracting quality staff at this level.

“The quality of teaching staff (senior lecturers and above) posed a greater challenge with regards to mentoring, research and research leadership, effective linkages, journal publication and the general evaluation system of standing of the university”.

He also listed poor administration as one of the challenges of private universities, saying they fail to put in place good management structure, saying proprietors end up being bursar.

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