REPOSITIONING HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH FOR INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

This paper centres on contemporary issues that deal with the repositioning of higher education research for institutional sustainability and development. The major argument of the paper is that higher institutions of education are the engine room for researches that other sectors of society depend on for new knowledge, innovations and advice on developmental policies and issues in the country. This is because the institutions are the ones with postgraduates and undergraduates who are researchers and with other independent researchers who study and come out with unique scientific information for societal consumption. Thus the paper looks into the responsibilities of higher education institutions, challenges of research, implication and suggestions on how to improve and sustain the act of research in the higher institution of learning.