COVID-19 PANDEMIC: CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD IN NIGERIA SECONDARY EDUCATION

Abstract

The eruption of the coronavirus disease known with code, Covid-19 Pandemic affected every sphere of human life such as: businesses, carrier advancement, religious gathering, education and other social activities globally including Nigeria. This study examines covid-19 pandemic: Challenges and way forward in Nigerian secondary education. However, of all the sectors of governance, the educational sector was highly affected because of the ill preparation due to inadequate funding, despite the 24% UNESCO recommendation to the sector especially the primary and secondary school levels. The covid-19 pandemic out break hits badly on school programmes which made it impossible for students to attend classes, accessed school library materials and write examinations. These make it imperative to seek for measures to cushion the effect of the pandemic on secondary school programmes. Base on the findings, the researchers recommended among others that the Nigerian government should encourage the learners (students) to participate vehemently in distance learning through adopting multiple learning modalities such as television, radio and SMS-based mobile platform like zoom. Federal government should through the ministry of Education initiate innovative strategies that would help to enhance the effective use of electronic library in secondary schools for access to current information and studying materials.