Digital Divide and Its Implication on Rural Resident in Information Society in Nigeria

This article discusses digital divide and its implication among rural residents in Nigeria. Digital divide is the differences that exist between individual in terms of access to information. There are multiple barriers to the use of ICT by rural residents, such as low income, low provision of telecommunication infrastructure, lack of skills, access, linguistic and cultural challenges, among others. The purpose of this article is to clarify the consequences of the digital divide for the rural population in Nigeria. This article further looks at the dimensions and prospects of the digital divide, the causes of the digital divide, global efforts to bridge the digital divide, the barriers to the digital divide and the consequences of the digital divide. Policy recommendations have been made to address the impact of the digital divide on rural residence in Nigerian.