iarjhssIARJHSSIARJHSS2708-6267https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjhss.2021.v02i02.028An Evaluation of the Provision and Use of Communication Facilities in Higher Educational Institutions in Cross River StateAnagboguGermanEffaS.M.AkpanOwor EffiomOworDepartment of Educational Foundations, University of Calabar, CalabarThe study investigated the provision and use of communication facilities in higher educational institutions in Cross River State. In specific terms the study was designed to establish; the communication facilities available in the various offices in the higher institutions, the extent of their functionality, and the extent to which these facilities facilitate information preparation and dissemination, students record preparation and retrieval, personal record keeping and its role in the day-to-day administration of organizational functions.  The study used the expost-facto research design; it employed the simple random and accidental sampling techniques to arrive at a sample of 685respondents from the four higher educational institutions in the State. A 20-item, Thonstone scale was used for data collection, the simple percentages and Analysis of Variance was used for data analysis.   It was however among others found that many office equipment that were of need for daily activities were not found in some offices and even those who had, many were not functional and those that were supposed to be functional, there was no electricity to power them. Above all, it was recommended that generators or sources of power generation be used for lighting systems to be able to provide an alternative to power   supply to provide for effective functioning of office activities.