Effect of COVID-19 on Educational System in Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of Covid-19 on education system in Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was used for the study and 3 research questions were developed for the study as well. The sample for the study comprised of 400 students in Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, using stratified random sampling to obtain the sample for the study. A well-structured questionnaire was used to obtain the data, which was analyzed with frequency distribution, percentages, bar-charts, relative importance index (RII) and proportional odds logistic model. The result indicates that covid-19 have effect on education system in Nigeria, majority of the respondents agreed that covid-19 will affect the academic calendar of all institution in Nigeria, and that it will also leads to suspension of lectures and examinations. The result also shows that 91% of the respondents agree that there is a negative impact of cocid-19 on education in Nigeria. The research also indicates the ways to control the spread of covid-19 in Nigeria. Its concluded that there should be public awareness to contain the spread of covid-19 across every states in Nigeria and also that institutions and government should make provisions for facemask and sanitizer so as to control the spread of covid-19 in Nigeria.