Vol. 1 Issue 1 - 2024
This paper examines the challenges and prospects of digitizing tertiary education in Nigeria, emphasizing the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and information and communication technologies (ICT) in transforming teaching, learning, and administrative operations. The study relies on secondary data obtained from reputable academic databases such as Elsevier, JSTOR, SAGE, and Springer, analyzed through a content analysis approach. Findings reveal that although digitalization offers numerous benefits including improved access to educational resources, flexible learning opportunities, enhanced instructional quality, and inclusive education its full implementation in Nigeria remains hindered by several challenges. These include inadequate funding for digital infrastructure, poor internet connectivity, unstable power supply, insufficient digital facilities, lack of skilled digital personnel, and resistance to technological change among lecturers and administrators. The paper concludes that effective digitization of Nigeria’s higher education sector requires deliberate government investment in ICT infrastructure, regular digital literacy training for staff and students, and full enforcement of national ICT and digital education policies. Strengthening these areas will position Nigerian tertiary institutions to harness the transformative power of digitalization for sustainable national development.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digitization, Tertiary Education
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