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This study analysed performance levels of academic staff in North West geo–political zones of Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to analyse the performance levels of academic staff, to deconstruct performance roles of academic staff and to establish the independence of academic staff roles in polytechnics in Nigeria. This cross–sectional survey involved a sample of 285 respondents from six polytechnics. Data were collected using a self– administered a questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics, Exploratory Factor Analysis and correlation. Descriptive results revealed that teaching, supervision, research and publication and community service were rated as being good. However, innovation was rated as being poor. Factor analysis revealed that teaching, supervision; research and publication, innovation and community services were valid measures for performance of academic staff. Correlation analysis revealed that inter–relatedness between the performance domains of academic staff was low hence they were independent performance domains of academic. Therefore, it was concluded that academic staff effectively carried out teaching, supervision, research and publication and community service. However, innovation performance was ineffective. Hence, it was recommended that managers in polytechnics besides the teaching, supervision, research and publication and community service performance needed to emphasise innovation performance. Researchers should also further test the performance of academic staff measures developed by this study.Â