CHAPTER FOUR: THE EFFECTS OF TELECOMMUNICATION ON NIGERIAN ECONOMY


DISCUSSION
    Indeed, every facet of  the basic right is dependent on telecommunication (Black, 2004) while the existence of information does not necessary ensure its use the real value of an information system lies in the servicing of specific users needs. In order to solve this problem, and hoist the country on the path of greater technological and overall social- economic development as well asa create a new lease of life for the citizenry, a planned increase in penetration of telecommunication services has been as a welcome development for national growth. Every human society from the most primitive to the most advanced depends on some from of telecommunications network. It will be virtually impossible for any group of people to do fine they collective identities or make decisions about their
coumon and binding interest without communications. Communication networks make society a reality.

 However, electronic communications involves the process by which messages are sent across the globe through the use of the computer, telephone line and modem. Unlike the fax system which allows one page of text to be transmitted at a time, electronic communication facilities allow several  pages to be processed off- line and through a single dialing, it allows these several pages of messages to be transmitted to a gateway where they can be distributed to their various destination. Furthermore, electronic communication involves any of several forms of information exchange between the or more computer via any of several methods of interconnection such as telephone line, optical fiber satellite or radio. This mode is fast, reliable and in most application, an in expensive form of communication. The foregoing is indicative of the requirement necessary to induce a meaningful development of telecommunications infrastructure in African and Nigeria in particular
       While the major focus of this paper was to review the effects of telecommunication on the economy of Nigeria, attempts was made to examine the impact on specific issue as in income, job- opportunities, crime and security. I actually used GSM as a telecom tool to carry out the research and perhaps, the first major observation that should be made is that the entry of GSM in Nigeria has actually radicalized the space of information and communication technology among the generality of Nigerians. Without a space of about eight years, a large percentage of Nigerians including those in rural communities now have access to telecommunication. “In the late 1980s, a particular minister of communication, a top government functionary in Nigeria made a remarkable statement that:

      “Telephone is not for the poor” but today in Nigeria, both the poor and the rich have accesss to mobile communication (J.O Ajiboye, 2007)”.

On the impact of telecommunication on job creation for the nation, it is reported in this study that majority of school leavers, who hitherto have been idle and jobless now engage themselves in retailing of GSM materials and as local service providers. In most parts of the urban cities, town and villages in Nigeria, there have been sprung up service centers for pay phones. Due to the small capital required to set up such business, many who were employed also enter into such businesses. This has reduced the number of unemployed youths in our cities an most rural communities.

          Also, on the side of time management, although the respondents generally agreed that this is possible. However, it was discovered that inspite of the efficacy of GSM to encourage effective time management, Nigerians, especially the category of people sample here (i.e. rural dwellers) have not changed their poor time management among Nigerians from the top to the lowest level, suffer from the “African time” syndrome. A situation where people get late for appointments, meetings, programmes with impunity. Attitudes is something that cannot be changed so easily. It is therefore not strength that positive changes in time management are still not achieved, inspite of the GSM telecommunication mode in Nigeria. It could to be hoped that this communication mode will help to sharpen the sense of time management skills among Nigerians.
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