THE PLACE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN JOB CREATION IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Abstract Many graduates in Nigeria exist without job; Self-employment may be one potential issue to change this narration. Based on this necessitates the creating of entrepreneurship skills. ICT should be seen as an ideal tool to accelerate the development process of Nigeria’s entrepreneurship programs. This paper attempts to highlight the importance of ICT in creating new job opportunities, making labour markets more innovative and improve market growth in Nigeria. It has also noted that factors such as inadequate power supply, shortage of skilled technicians/repairers, unavailability of infrastructures, high costs of ICT resources, and uncertainties of Data security are barriers that any potential ICT entrepreneur will overcome. Among other issues, the paper suggested that government should subsidizes these ICT resources imports to minimize the expense of such tools to enable young graduates easy why of affording it, and Non-governmental organization (NGO’s), community leaders and philanthropist should be encourage to come in, in the provision of all necessary facilities for the training of youth in ICT entrepreneur in their communities; therefore it would provide job opportunities for the teaming unemployed youth in Nigeria.

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