IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID 19) PANDEMIC EMERGENCY LOCK DOWN ON SCHOOL CHILDREN’S LEARNING IN NIGERIA.

Janet Motunrayo Eseyin, Oluyomi Oyedoyin Akintunde (PhD)

Abstract


This paper discussed COVID-19 emergency lock down and its educational and instructional implications on children’s learning in Nigeria. Facts about COVID-19, such as meaning, symptoms, treatment and prevention were discussed.COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the education divide in Nigeria and also unmasked substantially inequality in the education sector. Therefore, the period of digital learning as a result of the emergency lock down, has caused children in rural and disadvantaged communities in Nigeria to be left behind. The paper recommended provision of solar radio and television by the government, for the period of emergency learning so that all children will be on the same page. Again schools should strictly observe all covid-19 guide lines and protocols provided by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as schools re-open for academic activities.

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Covid-19 pandemic, Emergency lock down, School children, Learning, Nigeria.

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