The study examined University committee culture as correlate of academic staff
effectiveness in North-Central Nigeria. The study was precipitated by observed problems of
declining University committee culture and the low level of job effectiveness of most
lecturers. Most lecturers are uninspired with the conditions of Universities' culture and
unconducive working environment. Specific objectives were to determine the influence of
university committee system on lecturers' effectiveness. The study adopted correlational
and ex-post factor type designs. Sample consisted of 1,633 out of 8,634 lecturers and 2,360
out of 232,434 students as at April, 2019. Data were collected through a structured
questionnaire and analyzed using simple percentages, mean,standard deviation, and Pearson
Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. Findings revealed that there is significant
relationship between University culture and academic staff effectiveness. The result further
showed that the committee system influenced lecturers' effectiveness in terms of time
available for committee meetings and their core functions. It was recommended that the
study results should be made available to University management as a guide and be
implemented to expose themto the importance of improved University committee culture for
academic staff effectiveness and functioning so that lecturers' effectiveness level would be
improved and optimized. The study contributed to the body of knowledge in the aspect of
lecturers' effectivenessin teaching,research and community service.
