Impact of Fuel Subsidy Removal Policy on Lecturers’ Job Satisfaction in Public Universities in SouthEast, Nigeria

Abstract

The study sought to ascertain the impact of fuel subsidy removal policy on lecturers’ job satisfaction in public universities in southeast, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 8117 lecturers in public universities in southeast, Nigeria. The sample size of the study was 400 lecturers. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled Impact of Fuel Subsidy Removal Policy on Lecturers’ Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (IFSRPLJSQ). The questionnaire was was subjected to face and content validity. The data was collected online using Google form. The collected data were coded and analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study revealed that fuel subsidy removal policy lead to increase in cost of living, and decrease in lecturers’ disposable income. The study recommended that government should ensure that resources previously allocated to fuel subsidies are redirected effectively to critical sectors such as infrastructure, social programs, and development projects.