Title: Impacts of Information Literacy Skill on Sustainable Development Goals Agricultural Development Poverty Alleviation for Economic Development in Borno State
Author(s): Augustine Uzoma Madu, Fati Abba, Anthonia Peace Joel
Publication Year: 2020; Volume 15, Issue 2, pages 153-163

The ability to search evaluate and use information is vital to access and participation in programme. This study examined the impact Information literacy skill and Sustainable Development Goals on poverty alleviation agricultural development and economic development. It surveyed 400 respondents that comprised 200 from Kunduga local government and 200 Maiduguri Metropolitan Council of Borno state in a convenience sampling technique with questionnaire as instrument for data collection. The descriptive analysis result revealed that Sustainable Development Goals awareness among the rural dwellers was average and low while it was very high and high among the urban dwellers. It also revealed a high impact of information literacy skill on sustainable development goals as well as sustainable development goals on agricultural development and poverty alleviation programmes. The regression result revealed significant impact of Information Literacy on Sustainable Development Goals. Further poverty alleviation and Agricultural development had a joint significant impact on economic development. Recommendations were made towards effective information literacy skill training among the rural dwellers for SDGs awareness