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This research examines how access to modern ICTs affects the academic and social behaviors of university students in Nigeria.

June 18, 2026

Influence of Modern Icts on the Academic and Social Behaviour of Students in a Selected Nigerian University

Key Points

This research examines how access to modern ICTs affects the academic and social behaviors of university students in Nigeria.
Utilized qualitative methods including personal observation.
Conducted focus group discussions with students.
Explored access to ICTs and its impact on behaviours.
Increased use of mobile phones and internet browsing among students was observed.
Identified negative trends in academic performance linked to ICT use.
Emphasized the dual nature of ICTs as both empowering and potentially detrimental.

Abstract

Abstract It is no longer in doubt that access to and the use of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has greatly improved in many African countries. In Nigeria specifically, this is evident in the increasing number of students that have and make use of mobile phones, do ‘all night browsing’ of the Internet and have ready access to mobile phones. While this is empowering for students, there are however growing negative trends that emanate from the access and use of these information and communication technologies. The paper uses qualitative methods of personal observation and focus group discussions held with students, to explore the dialectics of access to and use of information and communication technologies and students’ academic and social behaviours. Key Words: Internet, ICTs, E-mail, University students, Academic performance JCMRJournal of Communication and Media Research, Vol. 2, No. 1, April 2010, 43 – 53. About the author Kate Azuka Omenugha, Ph.D, is a lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. Full Article Words: 5,700 Pages: 11 To access full article, click on download. Article Citation Omenugha, K. A. (2010): Influence of modern ICTs on the academic and social behaviour of students in a selected Nigerian university. Journal of Communication and Media Research 2(1): 43 – 53.

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