International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science

Vol. 10(8), pp. 277--281 October, 2022. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijalis2022270

 

Full Length Research

 

Nigeria Information Policy: A Review

 

1Peter Olubunmi Olubiyo and 2Lydia Mercy Olubiyo

 

1College Library, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria. 2Department of Library and Information Science, Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Nigeria. E-mail: olubiyomercy@gmail.com, Tel. +2349063762872  

*Corresponding author’s E-mail:olubiyopeter@gmail.com, Tel. +2348166392038

 

Accepted 5 October 2022

Abstract

Information literacy policy is not the same as information technology. Information and communication technology skills tend to concentrate on using hardware and software effectively to process and communicate information. Information literacy policy, on the other hand, is concerned with recognizing when information is needed, and locating, critically evaluating, using and presenting the information to suit a specific purpose. The paper concluded that the mere establishment of written national ICT policy, however, has value in itself. At a minimum, it conveys the message that the government is forward looking and intends to pursue the utilization of ICT in the society. Government should aspire, of course, to do more by putting the policy content into actual practice and becoming a role model in applying ICT in their administration and services.

 

Keywords: Information Policy, Nigeria

 

Cite This Article As: Olubiyo, P.O., Olubiyo, L.M. (2022). Nigeria Information Policy: A Review. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 10(8): 277-281