AN EVALUATION OF READERS’ PERCEPTION OF NEWSPAPER REVIEWS OF NIGERIA HOME VIDEOS: A STUDY OF NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA (NOUN), BENIN CITY STUDY CENTRE

Abstract This study was an examination of the influence of home videos on the students of National Open University of Nigeria, Benin Study centre. The goals of the study were to determine the extent of National Open University of Nigerian students viewership of home videos; nature of effect of home videos on the moral values of National Open University of Nigerian students; perception of National Open University of Nigerian students about Nigerian home videos and how the negative effects of Nigerian home videos on National Open University of Nigerian students can be curbed. The cultivation theory served as theoretical framework. The copies of questionnaire were used as the research instrument, and the survey was the research design. The results of the study revealed that National Open university of Nigeria students watch home videos because of the entertainment enlightenment value, love for their favourite actors and as past time in order to kill boredom. It was also found that home videos have both positive and negative effects. Positively, it enhances the moral values, need for education and ethical values of students. Negatively, it also promotes immoral behaviours. As a consequence of the results of this research, it was recommended that instead of just seeing Nollywood films as a source of entertainment, National open university of Nigeria students and in extension tertiary institution students should make efforts to assimilate the ethical and moral principles that are propagated in home videos and that Nigeria movie producers should ban all forms of movies that directly or indirectly devalue the essence of education among youths. Education should always be placed higher than greed for money.