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LACK OF PROPER RESEARCH ETHICS

Because of the importance of Research in academics, modern inventions, general human life and
culture, there are ethical applications and principles which must be judiciously followed when
conducting any form of research.

Research Ethics involves the application of fundamental ethical principles to a diversity of topics
involving research like a Scientific Research.

Nigeria researchers and researches done in Nigeria needs to follow the proper ethical applications,
approach and principles in conducting research to ensure credibility. Meaning that in other to properly
tackle the problems of research in Nigeria, researchers in Nigeria must be well trained.

2. INEFFECTIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Some academic professionals believe that Research Methodology is a systematic plan for conducting
research but a Research Methodology is the general research strategy that outlines the various methods
in which a Researcher should go about his research.

Research Methodology helps the researcher to identify which method or set of methods or best
practices can be applied to a specific study. Wrongly adopted methodology is one of the major problem
upsetting Nigerian researchers and largely influencing research results in Nigeria.

Although Nigerian sorely strive to become the best in whatever field they venture into but some
Nigerian researchers do not necessarily follow the acceptable, accurate and normal methods of
conducting research.

3. INEFFECTIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM

In other to tackle the problems of research in Nigeria and find possible solutions, researchers must be
well trained. How do you train your people to be professional without a functional education system?
“Import Knowledge”.

Nigeria needs a total makeover in her education sector from basic up to tertiary level. The truth is that
our education system is badly broken and barely functional; and it is not necessarily about the education
structure, the education systems or the philosophies but our education system is completely ineffective
because of the way we teach our future researchers.

The understocked libraries in Nigeria is another major problem of research in Nigeria. Libraries around
Nigeria should be stocked with copies of old and new acts, rules, reports, and other academic, economic
and government publications.

The very few operational libraries around the country are also poorly managed most times researcher
spend most of their time locating the books, journals or reports needed to conduct an acceptable and
credible research than actually uncovering relevant evidence, data or information from the materials.
4. INEFFECTIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM

A system with a badly broken education system is likely to also have a badly broken library system.
School-owned libraries in Nigeria usually offer limited research materials and membership restrictions;
public libraries are usually scanty; the best libraries in Nigeria are usually private-owned libraries and
also the most valuable libraries. The understocked libraries in Nigeria is another major problem of
research in Nigeria. Libraries around Nigeria should be stocked with copies of old and new acts, rules,
reports, and other academic, economic and government publications.

The very few operational libraries around the country are also poorly managed most times researcher
spend most of their time locating the books, journals or reports needed to conduct an acceptable and
credible research than actually uncovering relevant evidence, data or information from the materials.

5. Lack of research infrastructure

Many of the institutions where research ought to be carried out are lacking in terms of equipments. In
fact, researchers sometimes have to travel across the country to use basic laboratory equipments.
Sometimes, they have to pay exorbitant fees in private facilities in order to carry out their research.6.
Update and improve knowledge

Extensive study of materials leads to the discovery of new knowledge. This is why the university is one of
the major centres of research as it provides information not just to students but to the general populace
as well.

However, the process of discovering new ideas or information requires time, energy and resources
which some times isn’t available.

6. Secrecy. Data collection is not always easy as it might seem. Ministries don’t want to make much
information public. It led to the small information base. The absence of reliable sources makes the
process of research writing difficult.

7. Paucity of funds

One of the problems with research is that research facilities are not cheap or easy to set up. This is
worsened by the fact that there’s very minimal funding allocated to research in Nigeria. In fact, many
Nigerian researchers have to look for international opportunities to provide the grants and resources
need to do research.

This inadequacy has also led to the lack of motivation to do research in the country.

8. POOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT

Most of Nigeria researchers are generally old school (pen and paper) and this is a major problem of
research in Nigeria because most of these journals, reports and data needed to conduct research are
stored in a retrievable technological data base like a secured server by government agencies or
corporate organizations operating in Nigeria.

A researcher with a limited technological skill would probably spend all his time surfing through useful
data on a technological data base without fully knowing the usefulness of such data because of a
restricted technological skills or knowledge.

In other to effective tackle this problem of research in Nigeria, technological skill should be imbibed
school curricula to efficiently prepare the researcher.

9. LOW ACCESSIBILITY OF DATA AND INFORMATION

information these days is not cheap. With the ineffective educational and library system getting access
to data and information will pose somewhat of a barrier to researchers in Nigeria when conducting a
research.

Nigeria also barely has a data base that is built to take stock of data and information which can easily be
retrieved by authorised researchers like in the western countries.

The access to journals, reports and statistics needed by researchers in conducting research whether on
the internet or in print is outrageously expensive hence encouraging the researcher in Nigeria to
abandon the research before actually starting.

10. POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY

Any country with political uncertainty always find its developmental process really hard and unbearably
slow. Political Uncertainty is arguably the catalyst for most of the problems of research in Nigeria like
the ineffective education system in Nigeria, the ineffective library system in Nigeria, poor infrastructural
management in Nigeria and the poor technological advancement in Nigeri