Covid-19 and Future of Tertiary Education in Nigeria

Abstract

Nigeria tertiary education today is confronted with challenges occasioned by the effect of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This paper examined the future of Nigerian tertiary education in the period and post covid-19 pandemic. It x-rayed the impact of Covid-19 on; teaching and learning methodologies, admission, and graduation of the students. It also looked at the economic implications of Covid-19 on tertiary education. It points out the effect of covid-19 on tertiary education in Nigeria owing to the fact that most educational activities have been stalled. This paper went further to recommend among others that the federal government should provide funds for research so as to enable tertiary institutions to come out with adequate measures to tackle the pandemic, conducive classroom environment should be built to help maintain the measures of social distancing, the necessary facilities that are required for e learning should be made available, academic staff and students should be trained in order to be ready for online teaching and learning. Finally, ASUU demands in federal universities should be met so as to enable the resumption of school activities in no time.