Rachael Oghenenyerhovwo IGBAGBEKE

Information and communication technology (ICT) is a vital tool that is now becoming inevitable in all spheres of life and human endeavors. Its relevance cannot be over-emphasized and the challenges it poses to human endeavors require research to stamp the authority. This research revealed the relevance, importance and the effects of ICT on accounting education students. It also reveals their prospects of becoming employable and having an edge over other students and improving their educational performance. Chapter one of this study gives a background of information and communication, the purpose of the study and research questions. Chapter two reviewed available tests, journals and online articles on information and communication technologies with emphasis on the importance of ICT on accounting education students. Chapter three deals with the methodology to be employed which were the simple arithmetic percentage and mean. Chapter four analyzed the data from the questionnaire using the mean analysis. The study concluded that the introduction of ICT has helped the accounting education students to access information easily: It has also enhanced their job prospects and their learning and academic performance. It has been established that ICT helps in all spheres of life. To this end, it was recommended that; (I) government should give more concentration to the aspect of ICT on accounting education. (II) Laboratories should be provided for the students to access the internet (III) There should be training and retraining of lecturers for them to be acquainted with the knowledge of ICT.