GREEN RESOURCES INITIATIVE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined green resources initiative and sustainability of federal universities in
Nigeria. Four selected measures of green resources were exploited to determine their
relationships on sustainability. The researcher formulated four specific objectives and
adopted a descriptive survey research design. Population of the study comprised 550
employees selected from ten federal universities in Nigeria. The researcher utilized
purposive sampling technique and Taro Yamane’s formula was employed to determine the
sample size at 232.Primary data was collected through a structured questionnaire. Two
hundred and thirty two (232) copies of questionnaire were returned as valid after
distributions. Spearman rank correlation was used to test the hypotheses and descriptive
statistics applied in the analysis of research questions. The findings revealed a positive
significant relationship between green resources and sustainability of federal universities
in Nigeria. The researcher concluded that green resources influence sustainability and
recommended that universities should introduce green change like recycling of papers and
use software to capture all the degree results necessary for sustainability performance.