Tackling Present and Future Nigerian Challenges Through Innovativeness in A New Normal Era

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study is to examine the challenges relating to developmental issues in Nigeria.   Methods: To achieve the objective of the study, literature was reviewed to identify and substantiate the challenges confronting the nation and the citizens.   Result and Discussion: The study revealed the various challenges confronting Nigeria which ranges from infrastructural deficit, climate change, rigid educational system, terrorism and kidnapping. In curbing developmental challenges through the use of technology and Nigeria, one of the most populous black nations in the world, is beset with challenges of infrastructural gap, institutional void, entrepreneurial incompetence, and poor competency-based curricula in her educational system. These challenges gave rise to the problems of poor innovation ideas and unsaleable skills that could engender self-reliance or generate gainful employment among Nigerian graduates. It also led Nigeria to fall far behind its international competitors.   Conclusion/Recommendation: From review of literature evidences, the study concluded that the problems of Nigeria could be significantly reduced through innovative vocation and technology programs inculcated in young undergraduates and uneducated Nigerians so as to reduce unemployment and crime rate in the country. The study therefore recommended that in order for the nation to develop sustainable innovation systems to solve her problems, innovative vocation and technology must be encouraged throughout all institutions, government agencies and organizations in Nigeria, students must be imbued with market-relevant skills, and both relevant digital skills and intra and extra firms’ innovation and technology must be developed and encouraged.