IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA UTILIZATION ON READING CULTURE OF STUDENTS IN SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC OFFA, KWARA STATE

This study examining the impact of social media utilization on reading culture of students in school of communication and information technology, Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State. Survey research method was adopted, questionnaire was used as research instrument while sample and sampling techniques was used to select the number of respondent. The total population of the study was 770. Proportionate probability sampling was used to get the sample of the population which was 150. 150 questionnaires were printed but 100 were duly filled and returned by the respondents. Simple tables, frequency and percentages were adopted in the presentation and analysis of the data generated for the study. The study revealed that social media is very useful to students reading culture as it helps in giving relevant information on subject contents, enables ease in tackling all assignment and assists in ensuring examination questions. From the findings, it was deduced that E-crimes, laziness, internet addiction, immoral act, lack of privacy, waste of time are the consequences of the social media regarding students reading culture. The study therefore recommends that students must endeavour to use more o their time in reading their books than social media surfing to minimize internet addiction which may tends to lead to laziness, the government should try and organize programme that w sensitize the students on the use of social media to one benefit.