Technological Development In Nigeria Research Articles

Nigeria Startup Act 2022: Impact on Technology Development in Nigeria

Nigeria Startup Act 2022: Impact on Technology Development in Nigeria

Children’s Moral Development in Nigeria: The Parents, the Teachers and the Church

Good moral development is desirable to parents, teachers, the church and the society at large for social, economic, political and technological development in Nigeria. Improper moral development leads to behavioural problems which may be worrisome to the society. This paper therefore examined the basic issues of moral development in children in the context of Nigerian society. First it delved into the meanings of morality and moral development extending it to the roles parents, teachers and the church play for moral development. Consequences of improper moral development as applicable to Nigerian society were highlighted. Conclusions were made on what should be done to inculcate morality in children and adolescents in order to transform Nigerian society for better.

PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Developing effective and reliable science and development policy remains a major challenge in Africa and third world states hence, this paper examined the problems and challenges of science and technology development in Nigeria. The study relied on the elite theory and derived its data mainly from secondary sources which included official government documents, textbooks, published journals articles, the international news media, newspaper publications, materials from the internet etc. The descriptive research method was also adopted while the data collected were analysed using the qualitative method. Findings in the study revealed that inconsistency in the development of a science and technology development framework is responsible for the lack of indigenous technology in Nigeria and indeed Africa. In order to overcome the challenges observed in this study, there is need to develop and implement indigenous home grown sustainable science and technology development programmes and frameworks.

Systematic barriers to technology development in Nigeria: a literature review

This paper conducts an intensive literature review on systematic barriers to technology development in Nigeria. The review suggests institutional challenges and instability that limits technology development and knowledge diffusion in Nigeria. In addition, the review reveals increasingly prominent role performed by intermediaries by providing technologies to firms within Nigeria. The findings of this article shows that systematic barriers to technology development in Nigeria includes: weak policy initiatives for technology development, poor technology outputs by firms, inadequate financial support, weak collaboration between universities, research institutes and firms. Factors such as state of infrastructure, absorptive capacities, cost of technology development activities and ineffective policies hinder technology development in Nigeria. This paper therefore suggests policy measures to facilitate interaction among actors and institutions to minimise infrastructural, financial and bureaucratic burdens and enhance absorptive capacity. The contribution of this paper can enable researchers re-conceptualise peculiarities of actor involved in technology development in Nigeria.

Systematic barriers to technology development in Nigeria: a literature review

This paper conducts an intensive literature review on systematic barriers to technology development in Nigeria. The review suggests institutional challenges and instability that limits technology development and knowledge diffusion in Nigeria. In addition, the review reveals increasingly prominent role performed by intermediaries by providing technologies to firms within Nigeria. The findings of this article shows that systematic barriers to technology development in Nigeria includes: weak policy initiatives for technology development, poor technology outputs by firms, inadequate financial support, weak collaboration between universities, research institutes and firms. Factors such as state of infrastructure, absorptive capacities, cost of technology development activities and ineffective policies hinder technology development in Nigeria. This paper therefore suggests policy measures to facilitate interaction among actors and institutions to minimise infrastructural, financial and bureaucratic burdens and enhance absorptive capacity. The contribution of this paper can enable researchers re-conceptualise peculiarities of actor involved in technology development in Nigeria.

Bioenergy technology development in Nigeria - pathway to sustainable energy development

In Nigeria, high and outrageous energy cost constitutes a serious challenge to all aspects of the economy. And this has been a subject of concern in the country over a period of time. A dependable and renewable energy source is of utmost desire to strengthen the nation's economy and this urgent need cannot be overlooked. As a result of the erratic and expensive power supply to the national grid, it has become ultimately necessary to search for other inexpensive sources of energy to meet the ever increasing energy needs for rural and urban dwellers. In view of the above energy situation in Nigeria, this paper aimed at carrying out a comprehensive review on bioenergy technology option as a pathway to achieving sustainable energy development in the country. The potential, current progressive stages, and prospects of bioenergy conversion techniques, in the Nigeria context, are discussed. The barriers to bioenergy technology development in Nigeria with possible solutions are also presented.

Bioenergy technology development in Nigeria - pathway to sustainable energy development

In Nigeria, high and outrageous energy cost constitutes a serious challenge to all aspects of the economy. And this has been a subject of concern in the country over a period of time. A dependable and renewable energy source is of utmost desire to strengthen the nation's economy and this urgent need cannot be overlooked. As a result of the erratic and expensive power supply to the national grid, it has become ultimately necessary to search for other inexpensive sources of energy to meet the ever increasing energy needs for rural and urban dwellers. In view of the above energy situation in Nigeria, this paper aimed at carrying out a comprehensive review on bioenergy technology option as a pathway to achieving sustainable energy development in the country. The potential, current progressive stages, and prospects of bioenergy conversion techniques, in the Nigeria context, are discussed. The barriers to bioenergy technology development in Nigeria with possible solutions are also presented.

Under-Developing Nigeria: The Conspiracy Of Science And Society

Delivering one of the Academy lectures is a distinctive and unique honour. I want to express sincere gratitude and appreciation to the President and Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Science for providing me with this incomparable and inimitable opportunity coming, as it is, as the Academy celebrates its silver jubilee and soon after my tenth year as a Fellow of the Academy. I thought I should use the opportunity to examine the role of science in our development, to see how science and society have interacted and how Nigeria has benefited from such a marriage. I also wished to examine the role of the Nigerian scientist in a country that has little respect for learning, a near utter disregard for excellence, a disdain for quality and brilliance. We live in a country that celebrates mediocrity and places the mundane on the golden pedestal of repute. You may suspect from the onset that I am a frustrated person. I may sound annoyed and displeased about the-situation of science and technological development in Nigeria. Quite the contrary, I assure you I am not. I am only in a state of agony and lamentation for my country. I am mourning for a lost past, a disastrous present, and an unknown future. Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, in conclusion, I declare that science, scientists, and the society have all conspired to under develop our beloved country. Do not be amazed that I am starting with the conclusion, because a few years ago, so much unpredictable and undesirable things could happen in the short space of time it takes to deliver a one-hour lecture, ridiculous things that could prevent us from hearing the conclusion of the lecture. For example, NEPA could strike or the Senate Human Rights and Fair Play Sub-Committee may decide to send police in here to drive all of us out because this hall is required to hold a reception in honour of one of her members who has just received the Honorary Doctorate Degree in Jurisprudence and Human Rights. But I am assured that we live in a new country, where NEPA is the New Electric-Power Authority. A new country, where I am free to say what is on my mind as a free citizen of this beloved country. A new country, where there is respect for human dignity and justice. A new country, where there is respect for liberty, where corruption is rare, where the benefits of science is within the reach of the majority of the population. Please do not laugh, as that was my dream for Nigeria forty year ago. Forty years ago, I sat for the Cambridge School Certificate at my alma mater, The Government College, Ughelli, in the Delta State of today. I remember vividly the essay topic I wrote for the English paper one. It was titled: Nigeria, twenty years from now. I wrote, and wrote, till my fingers ached in cramps of excitement. I was excited for the future of my dear country, and I wrote furiously. I dreamt dreams and wrote my dreams on paper, Oh, I saw a country where tribe and tongue differed, but in brotherhood we stood, I saw a vision of a country where Nigerians all were proud to serve our dear motherland. In my- dream, I saw macadamized roads criss-crossing the entire land of Nigeria. Every house had running potable water, where electricity never ‘blinked ‘for one day. Only those who chose not to go, did not attend the new primary and secondary schools found all over the country. Our universities were offering courses relevant for the development of our country. Technical schools and polytechnics dotted every nook and corner of Nigeria, training people who turned Nigeria into a technological paradise, people who made Nigeria a beauty to behold. So, it was it a delight to be sick in the Nigeria of my dream. We had hospitals where good care with humanitarian touch marked the order of the day. There were no armed robbers as those who would have chosen the profession of armed robbery were in good schools or polytechnics. Nigeria in 1982, was the utopia. I wrote with the fervour of a young man who was very proud of his motherland. A teenager, who wanted to live and die for his country. I had plans for myself too. I would go into science, maybe medicine, maybe engineering. I would discover cures for diseases or build bridges across the river Ethiope in Sapele, and others linking all the riverside towns of Nigeria’s delta and mangrove swamps. Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, that was 4O-years ago.

Harnessing Local Raw Materials for Engineering and Technological Development in Nigeria

It has been said that no meaningful industrialisation can take place in a nation without Iron and Steel. In fact, the Iron and Steel is the bedrock of Nigeria’s industrialisation and ultimate factor in the realisation of our industrialisation efforts. Most of the Steel industries have been constructed and erected and they have to go into full operation in view of the huge money already sunk into these projects and the relative irreversibility of investment. Harnessing the local raw materials for engineering and technological development in Nigeria. The development of the economy could therefore be vibrating if the available local raw materials are harnessed. Metallurgical Research and Development are have been carried out which have assisted the industry to discover the use of locally sourced raw materials for the operation of these industries. Apparently, most of the imported raw materials are expensive and sometime difficult to import them due to bureaucratic process and challenges faced at this present stage of steel development in Nigeria. The need for sustained availability of the raw materials for these steel industries calls for drastic reduction in the imported raw materials and this paper will therefore focus on availability of local raw materials which could be harnessed and translate to engineering and technological development in Nigeria. The paper further highlights the local raw materials needed for steel industry; processes for metallurgical coke and of refractory clay were reviewed. Local deposits of these materials were mentioned. The future of metallurgical research and development were brought to the fore and finally some suggestions and recommendations were given which will assist Government, stakeholders and those that are involved in the practice of steel operations and other engineering processes but with emphasis to the steel industries.

What's cooking? Evaluating context-responsive approaches to stove technology development in Nigeria and Kenya

From the mid-1980s, context-responsive, albeit increasingly market-based, approaches premised upon appropriate technology and participatory development principles have been widely promoted to address the perceived failures of previously favoured expert-led approaches to improved stove development in the global south. This paper investigates two northern-led stove projects – the CleanCook project initiated by Project Gaia in Nigeria and the smoke alleviation programme by Practical Action in Kenya – which claim to be context-responsive in their implementation. The paper evaluates the extent to which these claims to context-responsiveness were borne out in practice, analyses the impact of each approach on uptake of the stove technologies promoted, and reflects on the wider implications for technology-led development projects. The paper shows that Project Gaia's CleanCook project in Nigeria is, in reality, an expert-led intervention that fails to connect with bottom-of-the-pyramid populations in its quest to transfer a novel stove-and-fuel technology. In Kenya, Practical Action has been more responsive to contextual realities, starting as it does with the existing resources of target populations. However, success is limited by economic constraints and cultural preferences among such populations. The paper concludes that, despite the rhetorical shift by northern organisations from expert-led to context-responsive approaches, engagement with local realities is still limited, and a more substantive shift toward context-integrated technological solutions is required.

VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION: A VIABLE TOOL FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Vocational Technical Education (VTE) systems play a crucial role in the social and economic development of a nation. Vocational and technical education a multifaceted, multi-disciplinary and pragmatic field of study, is aimed at equipping the individuals with requisite vocational and technical education literacy skills, which will enhance their relevance and functionality in the society. As a result, it plays a vital and indispensable role in the development of society. This paper, therefore, examines the concept of the development of vocational and technical education in Nigeria, its significance and role with regards to the Economic and Technology development in Nigeria, the concept of Vocational-Technical Education and Training (VTET), VTE and National Development. Other issues discussed are VTET for self-reliance and National Development, the administration of VTE in Nigeria, the challenges ahead as well as possible and suggestions for moving VTE forward with enhanced effectiveness for the benefit of the nation and incoming generations.

Mathematics Literacy as a Foundation for Technological Development in Nigeria

Mathematics Literacy as a Foundation for Technological Development in Nigeria

Globalizing Vocational and Technical Education Curriculum for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

The paper is on globalizing vocational and technical education for sustainable development in Nigeria. The paper examines globalizing vocational technical education curriculum to enhance national growth and productivity in Nigeria. The paper also discussed sustainable scientific and technological development in Nigeria through revamping vocational and technical education and training for sustainable development. Finally, the paper has drawn conclusion with suggestions/recommendations on the need for government to take concrete measures to globalize and upgrade our vocational and technical education skills, techniques, knowledge and attitudes through the leaching/learning of vocational and technical education in our institutions of learning for sustainable development. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n8p63

Roles, Contributions and Dangers of Technologicaldevelopment in Nigeria

This paper is to examine and proffer the solution that could be adopted to avert most of the persistent dangers of our technological development in Nigeria. It includes sustenance manpower development, government policy, lack of functional equipment, inadequate funding and poor societal attitude as some of the dangers; this paper will attempt to make analysis of respective issues, such as integrating of indigenous technology in our school programmes, upgrade of technology education, motivation towards professional training curriculum planner, evolution method and award for technological innovation.

Educational Policy and Technological Development in Africa: An X-Ray of Problems and Solutions in the Nigerian Perspective

Technological development is a basic artery through which nations strive to attain true independence. However, the level of technological development is dependent on the system, policy and philosophy of education that is dominant or prevalent in such a country. Any nation that lacks a sound system or policy of education cannot make a solid claim to development socially, politically, scientifically or technologically. A sound educational policy that is laid on a solid philosophical foundation is therefore, a necessary adjunct for technological growth. It is therefore the position of this paper that, many African countries like Nigeria , have invested enormously their national Wealth, with a view to achieving technological development but without success. The reason for this abysmal failure is traceable to lack of basic foundation for technological development. This basic foundation is sound Educational Policy and Philosophy. In this paper therefore, our effort is to identify and investigate the problems of Nigerian educational policy as they affect technological development in Nigeria. In doing this, we will analyze the various policies of education in Nigeria. This will be done with the aim to discovering factors in the policies that hinder or inhibit technological development.

Female Participation in Information, Communication and Technological Development in Nigeria: Implications for Early Career Guidance

KEYWORDS Participation. Development. Communication. Information. Career Guidance ABSTRACT The issue of women and their participation in development has been on the international agenda since the Paris peace conference of 1919, sequel to the universal declaration of human rights in 1948 and international women's year in 1975. This study delved into the level of participation of women in the technological development of their country,Nigeria. A cross section of working class women in various establishments in Benin City, South-South Nigeria was sampled. Altogether, two hundred (200) women were randomly selected for the study. A questionnaire tagged Female Participation in Technological Development was administered to the women. Their responses were collated and analyzed using frequency count and simple percentages. In addition, focus group discussions were conducted with selected groups of working class women. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. Data analysis showed that quite a large number of women (80%) were interested in ICT but only 60.67% had access to it. The constraints were time, gender roles, work-life imbalance and inadequate training and empowerment. There is need to develop a training program for the interested women and enlightenment seminars for other women and prospective working class females in the tertiary and secondary educational institutions. This is to ensure full participation of women in ICT, which will in turn ensure improved technological development in Nigeria as a country in a globalize world.

Rethinking African Development: A Critical Assessment of Recent Developments in the Telecommunications Sub-Sector in Nigeria

Technology infrastructure which comprises energy, transportation, communication, water supply and human capital is vital prerequisite for economic and industrial development and growth. The level of technological development of a nation i s evaluated on the ability to acquire, adopt, adapt, imbibe, diffuse and innovate technology as well as technology infrastructure in place. African countries are classified as underdeveloped on the basis of the above criteria. One reason that is often adduced for the poor state of economic, industrial and technological development in Nigeria is the excessive involvement of the public sector i n virtually every aspect of development - health, education, industrialization and provision of technological infrastructure. Gov ernment involvement is often characterized by inefficiency, poor performance and poor accountability. Focusing critically but exclusive ly on the telecommunications sub-sector, the paper examined the performance of public - private sectors in provision of this techn ological infrastructure. The paper argued that telecommunications sub-sector which hitherto remained poor, inefficient, inaccessible a nd grossly underdeveloped has witnessed significant improvement with private sector involvement. The paper therefore recommended that in as much as the role of private sector is welcomed in the telecommunications sub-sector the consumers must be protected against undue exploitation and arbitrarily price increases through periodic monitoring of these operators.

Rethinking African Development: A Critical Overview of Recent Developments in the Petroleum Sub-Sector in Nigeria

Technological infrastructure which comprises energy, transportation, communication, water supply and human capital is vital prerequisite for economic and industrial development and growth. The level of technological development of nation is evaluated on the ability to acquire, adopt, adapt, imbibe, diffuse and innovate technology as well as technology infrastructure in place. African countries are classified as underdeveloped on the basis of the above criteria. One reason often adduced for the poor state of economic, industrial and technological development in Nigeria is the excessive involvement of the public sector in virtually every aspect of development - health, education, energy, industrialization and provision of technological infrastructure. Its involvement is often characterized by inefficiency, poor performance and poor accountability. Focusing critically but exclusively on the Petroleum sub- sector, the paper examined the performance of public organization (NNPC) and the proposed private participation in provision of this technological infrastructure. The paper argued that the performance of public sector organization in this regard has been dismal as against the backdrop of poor management of the refineries and increases in the pump prices of petroleum products anytime there is as a hiccup in the international crude price. Consequently the paper recommended that the situation could be better if private sector is encouraged to establish refineries as well as proper management and maintenance of the existing ones.

Institutional framework for grassroot development of science and technology in Nigeria: A case study of Ebonyi state.

In 1980, the “Lagos Plan of Action” (LPA) took note of the appalling state of most African economies and attributed this to a lack of industrial development. The LPA, further identified science and technology (S&T) as critical elements in economic and industrial development. It has been many years since African countries adopted the LPA as a broad framework for economic and industrial development. Africa's Development Decade is soon coming to an erol, but Africa remains the least developed continent in the world despite its abundant resources. Nigeria though regarded as the “giant of Africa” cannot boast of any technological breakthrough. Even though most states in Nigeria have breeds of technology, there are no incentives to advance and promote such talents. Ebonyi State which is the focus of this discourse can boast of some outstanding dispositions in the acquisition and advancement of science and technology in the state to boost the economy of both the state and the nation. Past and present perception of economic and industrial development in most African countries, particularly Nigeria, have tended to marginalize or totally ignore the critical role of technology policy. This paper is going to examine how this nation has been ignored and offer tentative solutions towards improving and advancing technological development in Nigeria using Ebonyi State as a case study. Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy Vol. 8(1) 2005: 28-31 Keywords: Keywords:

The impact of the environment on the growth of the Nigerian IT industry

This paper examines the impact of the environment on the growth of the IT industry in Nigeria. IT development in Nigeria has not assumed the required shape and has not taken its rightful position. Its growth expectation is being suppressed by some societal vices grouped as social obstacles. These include education, social infrastructures, population, attitude of the IT professionals, state of technology and funding in the country among others. The highest enrolment in the university for Science and Technology between 1991 and 1998 per 1000 inhabitants was 0.31 while that of polytechnic stood at 0.39. The highest postgraduate degree awarded during the period was only 0.05. The implication of this is that technological development in Nigeria in some years to come may not reach an appreciable level due to inadequate manpower development. The budgetary allocation to Science and Technology between 1982 and 1990 by percentages of the total capital budgets in 1990 and 2000 stood at 1.24 and 1.11 respectively. The priority rating was 18 out of 35 items in 2000. This is too low for effective IT growth. The highest installed capacity of telephone lines to 100 inhabitants between 1992 and 1997 was 0.07 with the highest utilization of 0.36 recorded in 1996 and 1997. This implies that capacity utilization services are not within the reach of common man.