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The study investigated electricity availability as correlates of lecturers’ job performance in state universities, North-Central, Nigeria. Three objectives, three research questions and one null hypothesis was used to guide the study. Descriptive survey research design was employed. The population of the study 3239 were lecturers. A sample size of 346 was obtained based on Research Adv isors Table (2006). Two instruments were used for the study titled: Electricity Availability Questionnaire (EAQ) and Lecturers’ Job Performance Questionnaire (LJPQ). A reliability indexes of 0.75, and 0.82 were obtained respectively after trial testing of the instruments using Cronbach’s alpha. Data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation as well as PPMC via the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) of the 23.0 version. The findings revealed that there was availability of electric power supply and high level of lecturers’ job performance in state universities, North-Central Zone, Nigeria. There was also a positive significant correlation between electric power supply and lecturer’s job performance in state universities, North Central, Nigeria. The study recommended among others that the universities management should ensure that essential social services such as electric power supply are made readily available and accessible to all lecturers and to be functional, efficient and responsive to lecturers’ needs in state universities, North Central, Nigeria.