UNIZIK Undergraduates’ Perception and Use of social media in the Propagation of 2022 Naira Re-Design Policy in Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the UNIZIK undergraduates’ perception and use of social media in the propagation of the 2022-naira redesign policy in Nigeria. In today’s news world, social media has gradually paved its way to the hearts of many, including young people, as a veritable channel for news distribution. All people do nowadays is confirm from the old media, who are even now key drivers of media convergence via the utilization of the democratic features of the new media. Thus, this quantitative research treated five objectives relating to UNIZK undergraduates preferred social media platform, how they deployed the preferred platform, its impact, and finally, their perception of the role of social media in the propagation of the naira redesign policy. And the study finds, among others, that the seven most popular social media platforms were handy tools, with a higher percentage going for X (Twitter) and Facebook. The study also finds that social media is a democratic tool as it encourages feedback and is always timely in news reports on the 2022-naira redesign policy in Nigeria.