Background: Report has revealed that with about 45.04 million people that use the internet in Nigeria, the country has been named among the 20 top countries that use the internet in the world. Furthermore on a population penetration of 170.2 million people Nigeria's internet penetration ratio was put at 26.5 percent.

Loneliness is the feeling of distress that arises when an individual perceives his or her social relationships as being less satisfying than what is desired. Life satisfaction is a global assessment of an individual's quality of life based on his chosen criteria. This descriptive cross sectional study assessed loneliness, life satisfaction and psychological distress among 480 out of school adolescents using the UCLA loneliness scale, the Satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) and the General Health questionnaire. Reasons for out of school are poverty (45.0%), eager to do business (30.0%) and death of parents (20.0%). 25.8% experienced frequent loneliness while 24.2% had psychological distress. Findings were discussed in line with literature reviewed and recommendations made.

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The prevalence of stigma and discrimination in workplaces is high. Efforts should be made by agencies to reduce such social problems in the workplace since they can affect overall management and productivity.

Reports have shown that the internet apart from its benefits to the educational development of young people is also associated with some negative effects on their psychological wellbeing. The most noticeable and troubling negative effect of the internet on young people is internet addiction which is the inability of an individual to control his or her use of the internet. Locus of Control (LOC) refers to an individual's personal belief that the events which occur in his or her life are either as a result of personal control and effort, or outside forces such as fate and luck.The Young internet addiction scale, Locus of control scale, and the GHQ-12 were used to assess internet addiction, locus of control and psychological distress among 835 undergraduates. Result revealed various levels of internet addiction, locus of control, and psychological distress among the respondents.