FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND TERTIARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This paper explores the major obstacles to Foreign Direct Investment in Nigerian tertiary education. The paper employed the use of secondary data which were collected from both online and print publications. The paper identified inconsistent government policies, bureaucratic red tape, poor infrastructure, security concerns, unstable macroeconomic environment, weak regulatory framework and enforcement, limited institutional autonomy and concerns about quality and standards. Based on these findings, the paper recommends the following; simplification of  bureaucracy, improvement in infrastructure, boost security, maintain economic stability, build stronger legal protections, permits institutions more freedom and improve quality standards of tertiary education.