A Standard Public Information Center for Effective National Development: The Study of Local Communities in Kogi State of Nigeria

Abstract

The study was conducted by 700 communities’ dwellers in Kogi-West Constituency. The sample was made up 100 accessible local communities’ dwellers from each seven Local Government Area. They include Ijumu, Kabba-Bunu, Yagba-West, Yagba-East, Mopamuro, Kogi, Lokoja. All the accessible respondents from each Local Government were used to determine whether the communities’ dwellers need public information center. The result revealed that, the dwellers need such center. Descriptive survey design were used, the instruments for data collection are questionnaire and interview to indicate the information needs and nature of information resources both print and electronic to be provided in the center after the establishment. Recommendations were provided to enhance the provision of the center and its effective managemen

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