Introduction: Understanding the activity levels and effectiveness of online learning among nursing students is essential for informing curriculum development, instructional design, and pedagogical practices in nursing education. Method: The study adopted prospective web-based cross-sectional descriptive design.Multistage sampling technique was used for selection of the 429 participants that completed the Google driven data, which was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 22, and results were presented in tables. Results: Majority 258(60.2%) of the respondents were aged between 21-25 years as at their last birthdays. married 392(91.4%), mailyChristian 377(87.9%) and all were undergraduate. Anambra, Imo, Kwara, Ondo and Enugu were the modal states of origin 110(25.6%), 57(13.3%), 45(10.5%), 44(10.3%) and 21(4.9%) respectively. On activity levels of the students, 69(16%) the students reported extremely active, 117(27.3%) were active while 40(9.3%) were inactive. On effectiveness of online learning, Majority of the respondents had the opinion that online learning was effective 355(82.8%) while 74(17.2%) said that online learning was ineffective. Conclusion: The utilization of online mode of learning has not been without challenges especially in area of engagement, network hitches, attention and standardization of the contents delivered. Curriculum planners and teachers utilizing the online method should make sure that studentsprogress through ; Concrete Experience, Reflective Observation, Abstract Conceptualization and Active Experimentation to enhance effectiveness and encourage more students engagements.