Social media space presence: a review of Nigerian Universities on social media space.

Abstract

Social media is used across a variety of organizations including Higher Education Institutions. This study examined the use of social media by universities in Nigeria. A review of websites from selected Nigerian universities was conducted using the National University Commission website. A table was generated indicating the various social media available in the sampled institutions, their status, number of likes, population of the institution and total number of likes for all social media. This analy sis found that low levels of social media usage by Nigerian universities and students . Recommendations are made on how Nigerian universities can improve their use of social media space.