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The high rate of growth of digital technologies has shifted the landscape of education across the globe, with the Internet of Things (IoT) becoming a critical instrument of providing better management of campus. This paper discusses how to integrate IoT based smart campus management in Ebonyi State, Nigeria; and the potential of upgrading efficiency, security, and resource management in tertiary institutions of learning. The research is based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as the theoretical framework to evaluate the factors that affect the adoption of IoT on a sample size of 400 Ebonyi State University (EBSU) and Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI) students as the primary data collection method using structured questionnaire. The demographic characteristics of the sample members indicate that the sample is mainly comprised of students between the ages of 18-24 and the gender distribution is equal, meaning that university students in the area are mainly young. The results suggest the moderate level of awareness of the IoT technologies among the respondents, as the perceived usefulness and ease of use are positively associated with adoption intentions, and the cost and privacy issues represent serious obstacles. The quantitative analysis, such as mean scores and crosstabulations, shows that the IoT will be able to optimize the management of the energy, security systems, and administrative processes, which has long been a problem of the Nigerian universities in terms of insufficient infrastructure and lack of resources efficiency. The combination of the old and new literature shows that the development of the early RFID applications in education to the modern AI-IoT synergies towards sustainable campuses took place. It is suggested to provide policy interventions in the development of infrastructure and training programs to develop the IoT literacy. This study adds to the discussion on digital transformation in the developing setting with focus on context-specific approaches to smart campus implementation in the Ebonyi State. Finally, the paper suggests the joint work of the government, academia, and industry to achieve potential opportunities of IoT to support educational performance and sustainability of operations.