ANALYSIS OF REVITALISATION OF ACADEMIC ETHICS AND INTEGRITY IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SELECTED AFRICAN LITERARY WORKS

Teaching profession at all levels is presumed to be a noble one world-wide. It remains a profession that sees to both
behavioural and mental development of any individual. Therefore, the role of a teacher in every society is very
paramount. More importantly, all facets of a country's life depend on manpower produced from various tertiary
institutions. Presently in Nigerian tertiary education, this purpose has been undermined due to numerous unethical
practices, especially among the academic staff. On this background, the paper discusses some unprofessional
conducts among the Nigerian tertiary educators such as sexual harassment, forgery, plagiarism, extortion, etc. Using
analytical research approach, Ike's The Naked Gods (2015), Coetzee's Disgrace (2000), Nwosu's Dogs in Ivory Tower
(2004) and Adimora-Ezeigbo's Trafficked (2008) are selected for this study. The paper identifies production of
numerous unemployable graduates as one of the side effects of all the aforementioned behaviours bedeviling Nigerian
higher institutions of learning. The article concludes by emphasizing the need to rebuild trust and integrity in tertiary
institutions in Nigeria.