Abstract
The study that directed this article investigated the Covid-19 information behaviour of social media users in Nigeria. Based on the nature of the study population, the data for the study were collected using Google Form to create an electronic questionnaire. Altogether 348 social media users participated in the survey. Findings from the study showed that the participating social media users in Nigeria were interested in knowing everything about Covid-19. Also, they preferred the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) social media platforms as their main sources of Covid-19 information. The study also showed that Covid-19 information was majorly shared among these social media users in Nigeria through WhatsApp. However, data revealed that the participating social media users in Nigeria were satisfied with the available Covid-19 information. Finally, findings indicated that fake news and misinformation, as well as too much information on Covid-19 available on social media, constituted the major challenge that the interviewed social media users encountered when searching for Covid-19 information.
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