Impact of Fuel Subsidy Removal on Learning Activities of Business Education Undergraduate Students’ Performance at Saadatu Rimi University of Education, Kumbotso Kano State

Abstract

This study investigates the Impact of Fuel subsidy removal on the learning activities of Business Education undergraduate students’ performance at Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kumbotso, Kano State. Three research objectives, research questions and null hypotheses guided the study. The design was a descriptive survey. The population of the study was 97 undergraduate business education students of the 2024/2025 session. The whole population was used because the population was manageable. The instrument used for data collection was the Impact of Fuel Subsidy Removal on Learning Activities of Business Education Undergraduate Students (IFSRLABEUS Instrument was designed by the researchers. The instrument was run into face and content validity by three experts in the field of business education. The reliability of the instrument was established using a pilot test and Cronbach's alpha, which yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.89. Regression analysis was used to analyse the data at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings, among others that there was a significant impact of the removal of fuel subsidy on the transportation cost of business education undergraduate students at the School of Undergraduate Studies Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education (P-value, 0.000). There was a significant impact of the removal of fuel subsidy on access to educational resources of business education undergraduate students at the School of Undergraduate Studies Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education (P-value, 0.000). Based on the findings, it was concluded that the removal of fuel subsidy is the most appropriate strategy to be used in guiding students’ transportation cost, access to educational resources, and psychological and emotional especially at the Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education. The study recommended, among others, that the removal of fuel subsidy should be considered by the students in transportation cost, especially at the Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education due to choose the best according to their capability for performing better in their educational activities