The study attempted to examine the Relationship between Students Satisfaction with the Availability of E-resources and Infrastructure, Staff Commitment and Students Involvement in Using the E-resources in Colleges of Education in Northeastern Nigeria. This is a descriptive correlational study and using questionnaires as the instruments. The study covers 5 colleges of education, and only NCE level 3 students were involved in Northeastern Nigeria, which gives the total population (N) of 439. Out of 439 students’ population, 406 were chosen samples and convenient sampling technique. The SPSS version 22 was used to run the analysis. The findings revealed a weak and significant relationship between students‘ satisfaction with the availability of e-resources and infrastructure in colleges of education (r= .192, p<.05); there is a medium and significant relationship between students satisfaction with the availability of e-resources and staff' commitment in colleges of education (r = .455, p < .05); and there is a medium and significant relationship between students‘ satisfaction with the availability of e-resources and students‘ involvement in Colleges of Education (r = .430, p <.05). However, based on the findings of this study, there is a need to improve the students‘ satisfaction with the availability of e-resources in Colleges of Education in Northeastern Nigeria. Also, the needs to improve the students‘ satisfaction with the availability of infrastructure, students‘ satisfaction with the staff commitment and students‘ involvement in using the e-resources among students in Colleges of Education in Northeastern Nigeria in order to meet up with the needs and demands of the students.
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