The Prospects and Problems of Adopting ICT for Poverty Eradication in Nigeria

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Raji, M O ^a   Ayoade, O B ^a   Usoro, A ^b  

^a Oyo State College of Education   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85157328220     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2006.tb00192.x     Document Type: Article

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