There is no doubt that modern life is dominated by technology. Although it has been rightly said that what is
wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology, there is a universal recognition of the need to use
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education as we enter the era of globalization where the
free flow of information via satellite and the internet hold sway in the dissemination of knowledge and
information. Already, Nigeria is on the wrong side of the international digital divide, as it has not made
significant effort to integrate ICT into secondary school curriculum. A great deal of instructional and
administrative work in secondary school in Nigeria is still carried out manually. This paper, therefore, examines
the major obstacles militating against the use of ICT in secondary education in Nigeria. It identifies the
high cost of computer hardware and software, weak infrastructure, lack of human skills and knowledge in ICT,
and lack of relevant software appropriate and culturally suitable to Nigeria as the major stumbling block of the
adoption of ICT in secondary education in Nigeria. Also, secondary schools in Nigeria are not given
adequate funds to provide furniture, relevant textbooks and adequate classroom let alone being given
adequate fund for high-tech equipment. At present the cost of subscribing to the Internet is too high for many
of the impoverished secondary schools in Nigeria. Nigeria needs ICT to aid teaching, learning and educational
management. ICT is an instrument for economic and technological development in the 21st century.
Therefore, Nigeria cannot afford to be on the wrong side of the digital divide.
