15 Impact of Technology in Nigeria

Here in this post, we are going to bring to you a detailed analysis of at least 15 Impact of Technology in Nigeria. We hope you find this article informative.

Technology has been the world’s game changer in the past two decades. Every work process involves some form of technology; every human activity has technology intertwined in the process.

There are a lot of impacts of technology in many developing societies of the world, Nigeria to be precise. This article shows the various impact of technology on Nigeria.

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Impacts of Technology in Nigeria

1. Impact of Technology In Agriculture

One significant impact of technology in Nigeria is the agricultural sector. Pre-colonial agriculture was a subsistence-based but now agricultural systems are more commercialized, thanks to technology.

Tractors, ploughs, planters, ridgers, harvesters’ machinery and fertilizers have really boosted our agriculture sector and commercialized it to trade in international borders.

Also the improvement in transportation and storage equipment like silos, refrigerators have helped in keeping perishable farm produce like fish, tomatoes etc. fresh for consumption.

Another impact of technology in agriculture is in the area of irrigation. Irrigation has aided the northern farmers in planting crops all year round.

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2. Impact of Technology in Businesses

Technology has enhanced the processing of farm produce to more tradable Technological advancements have helped businesses and industries save time and cost of production.

In the Food industry, technology has enhanced the processing and packaging of different edible products for sale in both local and international markets.

Same with the clothing and textile industry, real estate and indeed all the manufacturing space. Coming down to the trading and distribution businesses, the 3G / 4G broadband and social network technology enable businesses to reach target markets with fewer costs of operation.

Initially, businesses advertised solely on TVs and Radio station, technology has enabled them to reach a wider audience with internet marketing tools, using little money to make great profitable gains. E-commerce has taken over the distribution/ supply chain in Nigeria.

3. Impact of Technology in Finance

Technology has permeated into Nigeria’s finance system bringing about changes in the functionalities of the financial industry.

Mobile banking, Automated Teller Machines (ATM), e-payments and fund transfer, online banking platforms, ICT integrated project banks, electronic mail for updates to customers, banking automated clearing services for clearing of cheque transactions and various FinTech functionalities would not have been possible today if not for technology. Nigerian financial system has gradually shifted to a more customer-centric system.

4. Impact of Technology in Medical Care

Health is wealth and through Technology, medical assistants and health information technician are now able to digitize health records to a central database and easy access to patient’s record, provides data for research and alerts doctors on health issues.

Also, IVF technologies for pregnant women, artificial insemination, incubation technology, and Caesarean section has ease deliveries of healthy babies.

Electrocardiograms, Photo-scan and X-ray technologies have assisted in diagnosis and treatments. Telemedicine, mhealth and Tele-monitoring technologies enable monitoring and communication between physicians and patients, thus enhancing the medical care in Nigeria.

5. Impact of Technology in Education

Human capital development has been immensely enhanced by technology. Nigeria’s educational sector has evolved to bring about personalized learning, enhanced research, encourage distance learning and bring about value-added learning experience aimed at developing well-rounded individuals. EdTech has made a significant impact in the educational sector of Nigeria.

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6. Impact of Technology in Production Processes

Technology has increased the speed, efficiency, and flexibility of production processes in manufacturing, wholesale and retail sector.

Manufacturers, retailers in Nigeria are able to organize relationships with customers and create a wide range of things that can be produced.

Technologies like intranets, extranets, resource management, accounting systems, online procurements, supply chain management software, 3D printing, industrial robotics, advanced data analytics, and predictive technologies have increased the coordination of the production processes in Nigeria.

7. Impact of Technology in Construction

The Nigerian’s construction sites are now more productive with the use of great machinery brought about by technology.

Bar-codes or QR codes and Telematics are put on machines to avoid vandalism and improve the functionality of machines.

Smart wearable sensors, 3D models for construction, drones, 3D printing, Smart meters, and robotic exoskeletons are also great impacts of technology in the construction industry in Nigeria.

8. Impact of Technology in The Oil and Gas Industry

Nigeria has a huge over-dependence on oil and gas as a major source of national income. Although, we still ship our crude oil abroad to be refined.

Technology has developed better ways of drilling and production of different components of crude oil, which we are integrating into the construction of our refineries.

New technologies e.g. flexible drills, 4D seismic monitoring, hydraulic fracturing in oil and gas exploration has brought about drilling and production of oil in problematic locations, improve the monitoring of oil fields, access shale gases, sustain production in depleted oil fields and produce eco-friendly products.

9. Impact of Technology on Communication

Technology has made a huge impact in the telecommunication industry in Nigeria. One notable invention is the internet and also mobile broadband technology.

We have gradually moved from 2G to 3G to 4G and soon we’ll have 5G mobile broadband. Local and International calls are now made on cheaper tariff plans, thanks to technology.

Also, social networking sites have enabled easier and faster communication unlike the days of post office and letters.

Also, the telecommunication technology is collaborating with the financial sector to drive financial inclusion for all with mobile banking and other e-payment platforms.

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10. Impact of Technology in Transportation

What will Nigeria be without transportation? Technology has broadened our transportation sector, stemming from the construction of good roads networks linking all the states in Nigeria, the construction of ships, aeroplanes, helicopter, motor vehicles, trains, motorcycle, and tricycles to move people, goods and services around the Country. There Is Ongoing Construction Of Monorail To Also Meet Transportation Purposes.

11. Impact of Technology in Entertainment

There has been a great improvement in Nigeria’s entertainment industry in recent times, thanks to technology. Today, our musicians and actors are getting recognized internationally.

Digitization of video and music has helped to drive revenue in Nollywood and also international recognition. The advent of smartphone technology has revolutionized the entertainment world, from tape and video cassettes to CD players to DVD players to high definition video content being streamed on all devices.

Technology has also opened channels to creativity and exposition as almost everybody can create stuff and display it for the world to see.

12. Impact of Technology in Research and Development

Thanks to technology, the world is now an information society. Technology provides researchers with evidence for the dissemination of research report and findings through cloud computing.

The internet houses a whole lot of articles on every work of life and thereby facilitating research. News on recent development in every field of study is published on the web. This has helped to broaden our knowledge on a lot of things.

13. Impact of Technology in International Collaboration

Through Technology, Nigeria has been able to trade on international borders, gain international recognition and actively collaborate with other nations. Imagine, if we had no technology, there would be no distant learning, no communication with the outside world, many technologies would not be made available to us, we may still be primitive and may not have reached the level of development we have today.

14. Impact of Technology on Environment

We have recurrent issues of increase in temperature, global warming, and ozone layer depletion, which are allegedly caused by the machinery invented by technology.

Greenhouse gases are released from machines and industries causing climate change, animal extinction and climate change affecting the world, of which Nigeria is not excluded. However, scientists are working hard on the production of zero-emission machines to combat these issues.

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15. Impact of Technology in Socialization

One negative impact of technology is a reduction in actual social interaction. There is over-reliance on machines and it has been projected that in a few years from now, machines and robotics technology would take human jobs.

Also, there are too many hours of our lives as human beings spent on screen, not allowing physical interaction with fellow humans. Communication technologies are amazing but it’s killing our social lives.

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