http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 817 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Management (IJM) Volume 11, Issue 7, July 2020, pp. 817-825, Article ID: IJM_11_07_072 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=11&IType=7 ISSN Print: 0976-6502 and ISSN Online: 0976-6510 DOI: 10.34218/IJM.11.7.2020.072 © IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed A RAPID EVIDENCE-BASED REVIEW ON TECHNOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA SALAU Jumoke*, OYESOMI Kehinde, AIYENDE Oluwadara Department of Mass Communication Covenant University, Nigeria. ATOLAGBE Tolulope Department of Business Management Covenant University, Nigeria. *Corresponding Author: jumoke.salaupgs@stu.cu.edu.ng ABSTRACT This study examines how Technology and Scientific development has impacted the communication Industry in Nigeria. This paper adopted a rapid evidenced-based review to gain insight that allows for a structured and rigorous search, as well as a quality assessment of the issues raised. Renowned online scientific repositories such as, DOAJ, Science Direct, EBSCOHost, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus and Wiley Digital Library were highly considered. Using the database search, 25 published relevant articles from online sources were reviewed based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The paper concludes that the business of sharing information i.e. the communication industry in Nigeria has witnessed some significant changes. Key words: Information, communication, Technology, Impact, Communication industry, Nigeria. Cite this Article: SALAU Jumoke, OYESOMI Kehinde, AIYENDE Oluwadara and ATOLAGBE Tolulope, A Rapid Evidence-Based Review on Technological and Scientific Developments: Implications for the Communication Industry in Nigeria, International Journal of Management, 11(7), 2020, pp. 817-825. http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=11&IType=7 1. INTRODUCTION The Information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Nigeria has experienced an upward growth in the past decade in terms of investment, technological advancement, fields of application, customer base, and availability of ICT-related services (Kazeem, 2018;