GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

The study investigated the extent to which Information gathering and dissemination influences job performance of administrative officers in Federal Universities in South-South, Nigeria. The population of this study consisted of administrative officers in Federal Universities in South- South geo-political zones in Nigeria, which are 665 in number. The study adopted descriptive survey design while stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting the respondents. Data was obtained using a research questionnaire “Information Gathering and Dissemination on Job Performance of Administrative Officers’ Questionnaire (IGDJPAOQ)”. Data obtained from respondents was analysed using mean statistics while independent t-test analysis was used for hypothesis 1 and One-way analysis of variance for hypotheses 2. It was concluded that information gathering and information dissemination has significant influence on job performance of administrative officers in Federal Universities in South-South in Nigeria. It was therefore recommended that administrative officers should be trained on proper method of information dissemination as this will enhance efficiency of their administrative duties.