The study was aimed at investigating strategies for managing workload among lecturers in Nigerian universities. The design for the study was a descriptive survey. The population consisted of all the university lecturers in the south-south zone of Nigeria but was limited to university of Port Harcourt with a population of 400 lecturers. The stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting the study sample of 80 lecturers of different departments who responded to researchers� structured questionnaire tagged 'Management of Work Load among Universities Lecturers Questionnaire' (MAWLULQ). The instrument was based on a 4 point likert type scale with a reliability index of 0.78. Mean scores and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The findings showed that Lecturers perform so many tasks that are heavily loaded and the extent of influence of the workload as perceived by lecturers on their performance is high. The study revealed the coping strategies to be adopted in managing workload and related stress among lecturers which are: managing time appropriately, prioritizing the various works, always taking a short break in whatever work one does, appointment of lecturers into various offices should be well distributed, analysis of one�s responsibilities adequately, adequate payment of overtime allowance to lecturers to enhance regular health checkups. The study therefore concludes that if these strategies are adhered to by both lecturers and the administration, that workload would be managed to a great extent and Nigerian lecturers would work and live to work again.