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This paper empirically estimates the impact of ICT usage on unemployment rate in
Nigeria from 1985-2015. Adopting a classical linear regression model with data from the
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the results reveal that within the period under
review, ICT had a significant positive impact on unemployment rate in Nigeria. The
study therefore concludes that ICT innovations can help the Nigerian unemployment
situation through different channels but the government and other policy makers must
be pro-active in adopting useful policies and strategies that will enhance ICT penetration
and usage in critical sectors of the economy. Apart from Telecom services, other elements of ICT infrastructure should be adopted and utilized in the economy in order to
enhance productivity and reduce unemployment.
