CHALLENGES FACING TEACHERS IN TEACHING COMPUTER SCIENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANYIGBA, DEKINA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KOGI STATE

Abstract Computer technology is an integral part of modern life and contemporary education. The need to use Computer Technology in education in this era of globalisation where free flow of information via satellite and the internet hold sway in global information dissemination of knowledge was identified and discussed. Already, Nigeria is on the wrong side of the international digital divide, as it has not made significant effort to integrate Computer technology into secondary school curriculum especially in state owned secondary schools. Great deals of instructional and administrative work in secondary schools in Nigeria are still being carried out manually. This study, therefore, examines the major obstacles militating against the use of computer technology in secondary school education in Nigeria. It identifies the high cost of computer hardware and software; weak infrastructure; lack of human skills and knowledge in computer technology as the major stumbling block to the adoption of computer technology in secondary school education in Nigeria. The study recommends that efforts should be made by government to post and provide teachers skilled in Computer technology to each school to impact computer skills on the students and government also should stabilize electricity supply in Nigeria.