INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) AND LECTURERS’ PROFICIENCY IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

Nigerian universities are increasingly being confronted with a number of challenges which demand urgent attention. These challenges tend to be characterized by globalization, shrinking time and space, declining capacity building, competition among universities, and rush for ranking syndrome. To survive and succeed, it is imperative that the present environment should integrate ICT into university management. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of ICT on lecturers’ proficiency in Nigerian universities. The research design adopted was a descriptive survey. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 500 respondents from ten Federal Universities using simple random sampling. An instrument titled ICT integration and lecturers’ proficiency questionnaire was used to collect data. A test re-test method was used in order to ascertain the instrument reliability and a coefficient of .65 was obtained which means that the instrument is reliable. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS version 16. Results indicated that ICT has a powerful multiplier effect on university education in terms of lecturers’ proficiency which significantly influences the university vision and mission. It is recommended that a public enlightenment campaign be launched for lecturers and students in order to be ICT compliant.