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This study investigated the influence of social media usage on secondary school students’ time management and class participation in Makurdi and Guma Local Government Areas of Benue State. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Two research questions were answered, while two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study comprised 1710 students out of which 171 students constituted the sample. The Instrument used for data collection was a self-developed questionnaire titled “Social Media Usage and Academic Performance Questionnaire” (SMAPQ. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, whereas t-test statistical tool was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that, there is a significant difference in the influence of social media usage on class participation between rural and urban students. The study also found a significant difference in the influence of social media on time management between rural and urban students in Makurdi and Guma Local Government Areas. Based on the findings, it is concluded that social media usage significantly influences senior secondary school students' time management and class participation in Makurdi and Guma Local Government Areas of Benue State. It was recommended among others that urban school administrators and teachers should introduce workshops to help students balance social media use with academics, promoting effective time management skills.