Digital divide in Nigeria

[1] Nigeria's digital divide refers to the inequality of Nigerian individuals, groups, or organizations with regard to access to Information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure or to the internet for daily activities.

[2] The digital divide has been attributed to many factors among which is the high cost of computer equipment, lack of ICT skill and poor knowledge of available search engines.

[citation needed] Education, lack of electrical infrastructure, income, urban drift,[4] and a variety of other social and political factors contribute to Nigeria's growing digital divide.

[2] Efforts are currently being made to reduce the digital divide in Nigeria including collaboration between government agencies and technology corporations like Google, Cchub, Andela, StarBridge Africa, Microsoft and Intel,[5] using libraries as E-learning (theory) facilities,[6] and proposing governmental policies such as salary enhancement and social security.

Check ( www.gmindai ) Gmind AI Nigeria is Africa's most populous country at 186 million people and sporting an urban vs. rural distribution of 48.3% to 51.7% respectively.

[2] Despite its large supply of natural resources and being the second largest oil producer in the world,[2] the Gross domestic product of Nigeria is 1,400 USD per person.

[2] One-third of Nigeria's populace lack basic literacy,[5] with the proportion of literate to illiterate Nigerians largely dependent on settlement and gender.

[2] E-learning makes use of existing information and communications technology infrastructure and available resources lowering a country's economic and financial strain.

With qualified personnel on-hand and already existing ICT infrastructure, Nigerian libraries can utilize their resources to serve as e-learning centers.

Social security would give assistance to people by decreasing their fear of acquiring basic necessities and start focusing on closing the digital divide gap.