Off–Campus Students’ Housing Impacts in the Neighbourhood of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil

Abstract

The study examined the economic and environmental impact of off-campus Student housing in six selected neighbourhoods of ADUSTECH, Wudil. Systematic sampling was adopted in collecting the data from 318 respondents out of 1,487population of Off-Campus students’ accommodation in the neighbourhoods with the aid of a questionnaire. The data was analyzed using both descriptive statistics and chi-square. The findings revealed that off-campus students experienced high and increasing house rent in the neighbourhoods as most respondents agree that there is a high and rising rate of accessing off-campus accommodation in the study area. The findings also revealed that most of the respondents agree that the environment suffered serious littering and noise pollution from the students. It is recommended that regular environmental sanitation of the surroundings by the students and the community members will reduce environmental problems facing the neighbourhoods. Also, local authorities are advised to cultivate a feedback mechanism within the areas where students live to enable leadership to feel the pulse of students and make positive corrections where needed. The university management also needs to collaborate with the neighbourhood associations to provide security and monitoring of student’s activities.