Abstract:
A survey research method was used in conducting the study. The population of the study consists of
information professionals and residents of Abuja. Random sampling procedure was adopted to administer the
research instruments. The research used questionnaire and interview as instruments for collecting data. A total
of two hundred and twenty (220) copies of the questionnaire were administered but only two hundred and ten
(210) were duly completed and returned which formed the basis of analysis. Frequency and percentage were
used in analysis of the data. The research result showed that the challenges against reaching public with quick
information were public inaccessibility to media facilities, lack of network services in remote areas and
illiteracy/ignorance of the importance of information. Based on these findings, it is recommended that the
government should ensure all information infrastructures are put in place so as to get information on disaster
management across to public. Also, a disaster management information source should be such that public can
easily have access to it.
