In an examination of the need for expansion in Nigeria's higher education, past trends are examined in the context of current efforts to keep up with the high demand. Finance is found to be the ultimate and critical determinant of the growth of the university system. (MSE)

An essential of educational planning in developing nations is ensuring self-allocation, the ability of new institutions to attract students by meeting their educational and occupational goals. This study surveyed primary school leavers' aspirations to examine the self-allocation potential of Nigeria's present attempt to vocationalize its lower…