AN ASSESSMENT OF RETENTION STRATEGIES IN NIGERIA PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES: EVIDENCE FROM AL-HIKMAH UNIVERSITY, ILORIN, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated an assessment of retention strategies in Nigeria private universities evidence from
AlHikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria. Descriptive survey was adopted for this study with the population of 30 
respondents that involved academic staff in the three faculties used in the conduct of the study. Retention 
Strategies as Predictor of Lecturers‘ Effectiveness Questionnaire was used to collect data for this study. 
Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data collected. The findings revealed that the retention 
strategies put in place in Al-Hikmah university based on salary and promotion were effective. The level of 
lecturers‘ effectiveness was high. Based on this, it was recommended that private universities should 
endeavour to improve the level of lecturers‘ effectiveness through adequate motivational factors