Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences Volume 18, Issue 1, (2023) 228-242 www.cjes.eu The impact of internet use on tertiary institution students’ academic performance: An exploratory study Egbo Philip Emeka, National Open University of Nigeria, Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL), Abuja, 900108, Nigeria. Jolly Okoza, National Open University of Nigeria, Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL), Abuja, 900108, Nigeria. Kingsley Eghonghon Ukhurebor *, Edo State University Uzairue, Auchi, 312101, Nigeria. https://orcid.org/0000- 0001-7595-3939 Gregory O. Onwodi, National Open University of Nigeria, Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL), Abuja, 900108, Nigeria. Fadayomi Bayonle, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL), 900108, Nigeria. Joshua Nyagblordjro, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, 5028, Ghana. Suggested Citation: Emeka, P.E., Okoza, J., Ukhurebor, K.E., Onwodi, G.O., Bayonle, F., & Nyagblordjro, J. (2023). The impact of internet use on tertiary institution students’ academic performance: An exploratory study. Cypriot Journal of Educational Science. 18(1), 228-242. https://doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v18i1.8144 Received from October 29, 2022; revised from December 20, 2022; accepted from January 26, 2023 ©2023 by the authors. Licensee Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi, North Nicosia, Cyprus. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Abstract This study investigates the impact of internet use on tertiary institution students’ academic performance (AP). The objective s of the study are to ascertain the impact of internet usage on the AP of students in tertiary institutions, find out some of the difficulties encountered in the utilization of the internet by students in tertiary institutions, and determine some of the benefits of internet usage to students in tertiary institutions. The sample size for this research consists of 300 students whose data were collected through the administration of questionnaires. The study employed the survey research method and the Chi- square (X 2 ) method to analyse and test the various hypotheses formulated. Findings from the study show that there is a significant relationship between internet usage and the AP of students in tertiary institutions. Even though internet usage makes work faster and easier, there are various difficulties encountered in the utilization of the internet by students in tertiary institutions, and the study recommends some ways that will assist to mitigating these difficulties, as well as ways to improving internet use by tertiary institution students. Keywords: Academic performance, Institution, Learning, Student, Teaching * ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Kingsley Eghonghon Ukhurebor, Edo State University Uzairue, Auchi, 312101, Nigeria E-mail address: ukeghonghon@gmail.com/ Tel.: +234-803-538-3194