INFORMATION NEEDS AND UTILISATION FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY THE INHABITANTS OF NYANYA SATELLITE TOWN, FCT, ABUJA
INFORMATION NEEDS AND UTILISATION FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY THE INHABITANTS OF NYANYA SATELLITE TOWN, FCT, ABUJA
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2020
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Etu, Veronica Alimaka
Mohammed, Zakari
Abdulkadir, Aliyu
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Purpose: This study investigated the information needs and utilisation for socio-economic development of the inhabitants of Nyanya satellite town, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The study adopted a cross-sectional survey research design. The total population of the study was 408,768. A sample size of 384 was selected for the study using simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire. The data collected for the study were analysed using descriptive statistics. The benchmark score for decision on the analysis was either 50% minimum percentage score or 3.0 mean average score as the cases were.
Findings: The findings from the study revealed that the information needs of the inhabitants of Nyanya Satellite Town, FCT, Abuja, were information on proper housing schemes, educational, career and training information, health information, business and trade information, information on security and crime, information on banking and finance, agricultural information, environmental information, sport, games and leisure information, food and nutritional information, information on transportation and information on government policies. The study, however, revealed that political information, sports, games and leisure information were the only information utilised by the inhabitants of Nyanya Satellite Town FCT, Abuja.
Implication: The FCT Administration through policies and programmes can improve on socio-economic development of Nyanya inhabitants by focusing on the information needs they rarely utilised
Originality/Value: The researchers recommended among others; that the FCTA, FCDA, STDD and AMAC should incorporate the information needs of the inhabitants of Nyanya Satellite Town, FCT, Abuja such as information on proper housing scheme, transportation, security and crime, health, education, agriculture, business and trade in the socio-economic development of the inhabitants of Nyanya Satellite Town.
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INFORMATION NEEDS, INFORMATION UTILISATION, SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INHABITANTS, NYANYA SATELLITE TOWN,, FCT, ABUJA