ADULT BASIC LITERACY EDUCATION: A CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE 5TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: THE NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE.

Even though Nigeria is considered the giant of Africa there is still a good member of youths and adult that are illiterate. Adult learning encompasses all forms of learning activities carefully designed either formally or non-formally to impact knowledge and skills on whoever is considered as an adult by any given society. Basic literacy on the other hand is the acquisition of fundamental knowledge and skills of reading, writing and numeracy in any given language of instruction. The 21st century otherwise known as globalized world is rooted in scientific, technological innovation and discoveries, digital improvement and exploration in information and communication technology, invention and investment in Artificial Intelligence. The 5th industrial revolution is faced with invention and manufacturing of sophisticated machines, robots and drones and other devices that would aid or replace human activities in offices, factories, industries, classrooms, shops, household chores, security/ defense, healthcare service delivery etc. In order to match this digital world, the adults of every society who holds the key to immediate development of the society needs to be adequately empowered with basic literacy knowledge and skills that would further enhance their learning, creativity and adjust to the new world order of sustainable development.