IJALIS

ISSN: 2360-7858

 International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

Vol. 8(9), pp. 271–279. October, 2020. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2020.270

Research paper

The study is on capacity building for records managers for sustainable information management in Nigeria. The study examined the present state of records and information management in Nigeria and the role records managers play in creating and managing public records. Without the concrete input and total control of the professionals in information management, such venture would be futile. Records and information are prerequisite in achieving government’s goal of good governance and the capacity to manage public records rest in the hands of professionally trained records staff, led by the records manager. A descriptive survey method was used to carry out the study in selected ministries in Nigeria. Data was collected from respondents through a questionnaire and analysed using simple percentages. It was found that the federal ministries create and manage e-mail, word processed files, database records, internet information sources in addition to paper records. However, no trained Records Managers are employed in the ministries. It was therefore recommended that the federal government should recruit professionally trained records managers to ensure sustainable records and information management in federal ministries.

Keywords: Nigeria, Records Management, Capacity Building, Information Management, Federal Ministries