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The study assessed influence of social media on academic information sharing among vocational education students in University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Two specific objectives, two research questions and two null hypotheses were postulated to guide the study. The study involved a survey design and a population of 161 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting a sample of 115 students. A questionnaire with 15 structured items was used for data collection. The questionnaire was face validated and had a reliability coefficient of 0.86. Mean and standard deviation were used in answering the research questions while t-test statistics was used in testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that there was great extent to which social media influences academic information sharing among vocational education students in the University of Uyo. Based on the findings, it was concluded that effective use of social media by the students would greatly help to enhance their academic achievements. The study recommended that students should apply appropriate skills on the use of social media on information sharing as this will create an avenue for public relations as well as increasing their academic achievements.