Fuel Subsidy Removal and Academic Performance of Agricultural Science Senior Secondary School Students in Oyo Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

The impact of eliminating petrol subsidies on the academic performance in agricultural science among students at a subset of secondary schools in Oyo Metropolis, Oyo town, which is made up of four local government areas in Oyo State, Nigeria, is the main subject of this study. A total number of four hundred (400) students were randomly selected from forty (40) secondary schools that offered agricultural science and ten (10) schools in each of the local governments while ten (10) students were picked from each selected school in the study area were used for this study. The structured questionnaires were designed and administered to the students in the collection of data on the impact of fuel subsidy removal. The findings showed that there was knowledge and comprehension of the effects of the removal of fuel subsidies. Transportation and student attendance were impacted financially, along with a decline in academic performance. The psychological and social well-being of society as a whole was also adversely affected. It was determined that the elimination of gasoline subsidies had an impact on agricultural science students' academic achievement. It was suggested that the government invest in educational subsidies, provide school buses to all educational institutions, supply instructional materials for basic and secondary school institutions, start student scholarship and bursary programs, and review and raise the pay and benefits of all educational staff members in light of the identified impacts.