Challenges and Prospects of Using Internet Facilities in a Nigerian Teacher Training Institution

Abstract

This study examined the challenges and prospects of using internet facilities in Federal College of Education
(Technical) Omoku, Rivers State. A survey research design was used and a simple random sampling method was used to
determine the 200 samples used for this study. Findings were analysed using descriptive statistics and the results indicated that
the students make use of the internet facilities in the library at the time that is convenient to them morning, afternoon evening.
Majority of the respondents can interact with the internet themselves with some challenges identified as being impediment to
their using the internet facilities in the library. The paper finally make some recommendation in combating the challenges
affecting the students use of internet facilities.