IMPACT OF INFLATION ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF EDUCATION, NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY, KANO STATE

The study investigated the impact of inflation on students academic performance among students Faculty of Education, Northwest University, Kano. The primary objectives of the study is to find out the impact of inflation on students academic performance among faculty of education students Northwest University, Kano. The population of the study comprised level 300 students from Department of Social and Management Sciences, Sciences Education and Library, and information Science department with a total of 1877. A sample size of 306 students was determined using a stratified sampling techniques. The data was collected through questionnaire Impact of inflation on students academic performance scale (ISAPS). The reliability index of the instrument was obtained using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC), targeting a reliability coefficient of 0.98. The data was analysed using descriptive statistical tool specifically simple percentage. `The Result of the study exhibit that students academic performance is affected negatively by inflation. Based on the findings the Researcher recommended that there is need for the government at Federal and State level to provide buses and employ sufficient drivers and allocate the buses to the convenient location for the students at a cheaper price to ease transportation cost. Moreover, government should provide scholarship at a regular interval like beginning of a sessions for the students.