Extent of Government Interventions in Environmental Issues in Southwest Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the extent of government interventions in environmental issues in Southwest, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all university undergraduates in Southwest, Nigeria. A sample of 1752 male and female Undergraduates in Federal, State and Private Universities were used for the study. Multistage sampling procedure was employed for the sample selection. Questionnaire on Extent of Government Interventions in Environmental Issues (QEGIEI) was used to collect data for the study. The validity of the instrument was ensured through face and content validity procedures and the reliability of the QEGIEI was established using Cronbach Alpha method and alpha value of 0.74 was obtained this was considered high and reliable enough for the study. The instrument was administered by the researcher with the help of one research assistant in each of the selected universities. The data generated for this study were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts, mean and percentages to provide answers to the research questions. The findings of the study showed that extent of government interventions in environmental issues in Southwest, Nigeria was high. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that university management should intensify on environmental education programmes so as to provide students with more comprehensive knowledge of government interventions in environmental issues irrespective of their gender and the ownership of the University.