Abstract

Discusses the impediments to rural information services for community development in Nigeria. Highlights the nature and characteristics of a community as well as community information needs and services. Four components of community information were identified. They are information itself, the sender, the medium or channel of communication and the final consumer. Poor perception and deep‐seateded scepticism of the ruralities towards information, the deplorable state of rural roads, nonchalance of government officials, rivalry among the inhabitants of the communities were the major obstacles to community information service. Recommends, amongst other things, that traditional institutions and town development associations be effectively utilised to disseminate information to the people.

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