Abstract: The study looks at how good reading culture and conscious efforts to speak the English language in enhancing the communicative competence of Nigerian University Students. The study uses quantitative techniques where questionnaires were used to get responses from four Universities spread across the Northern part of the Country. The study adopted stratified sampling techniques were 50 students each undergoing various courses of study and in their different age groups were chosen from Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State; University of Ilorin, Kwara State; North-West University Kano (also renamed to Maitama Sule University), Kano State and Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nasarawa State. The choice of two state universities and two federal universities from each of the two zones selected is done to make sure that the responses reflect happening in those areas. The findings were tabulated in simple percentages while charts were used to show pictorial results. The study, however, established that there is a greater number of students who testify to the fact that they either seldom engage in reading and other speaking activities or they never engaged in such activities at all. This habit may downplay their communicative capabilities. It is recommended that teachers of language should encourage students under their care to imbibe a reading culture as it boosts learners’ vocabularies, hence their proficiency in spoken language