By Anunobi, Veronica Chinwe
lnforination and Communication Technology (ICT), a fusion of Information
Technology (IT) and Cominunication Technology (CT) which began in the 1950's
(Ikpaahindi 2002) has been described as "the most potent force which is shaping the twenty first century" (Ayo 2001:72). It has reduced the world to a global village thus repositioning the social, economic, political and academic outlook of man. As the industrial era was characterised by the use of machines, so is this era branded on information. Timely information is presently the determining factor towards all round success in different facets of life.