L-R: Book Reviewer/Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication, Crescent University, Dr Sade Adebimpe; Head of Department, Mass Communication, Crescent University, Dr Kola Adesina; author, Kunle Sodipo; and another Mass Communication lecturer, Crescent University, Dr Jamiu Folarin, during the public presentation of “My Take” in Abeokuta, Ogun State…recently.
Academics have expressed concern over the declining reading culture among Nigerian youths, warning that growing dependence on social media and artificial intelligence is weakening critical thinking, reducing attention span and eroding moral values.
The scholars spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the public presentation of “My Take,” a book authored by Kunle Sodipo, held at Iwe Iroyin.
The Head of the Department of Mass Communication, Crescent University, Abeokuta, Dr Kola Adeshina, said social media and AI-driven tools were worsening an already fragile reading culture among young people.
He said, “The distraction we have from social media, and now AI, has made the matter even worse. People must go back to reading.
