I looked forward to 2020 with so much happiness and excitement, Not a single thought about what was in stock for the world including my country Nigeria.
I had so much for the year little did I know that man proposes and our God disposes of. It all started when I was preparing to go back to school and finish with my finals, then it began like rumour and turned out real.
My family and I watched on CNN how this virus ravaged China, Italy, America and gradually but steadily spreading to other nations of the world.
There was a feeling of perceptible panic.
Before we knew it an Italian man had flown into Nigeria and was what!!!!! “POSITIVE”
Nothing was the same from that moment, the country was full of panic as other returnees began to test positive.
The positivity in the country started increasing as the government told the line of other countries by imposing a lockdown on churches, schools, restaurant, malls, shops, hotels, inter-state movement, banks, no movement whatsoever, which put the country at a standstill.
The COVID-19 has affected educational systems worldwide, leading to the temporary shutdown of universities and colleges in an attempt to contain the spread of this virus.
Initially, nursery, primary, secondary and universities were closed but now most institutions are online but online education can not generate adequate funds to pay staff or maintain buildings.
We are having to face the reality that some schools wouldn’t be back after this pandemic. Some schools can not survive zero income as days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months. Parents might also find online classes unnecessary for those in the nursery as well as lower primary.
Some public schools are turned into markets which shows that the current situation has a negative impact in the country.
If the government can pay their staff from public funds or taxes, it would be difficult for private education providers.
The school system has many stakeholders which include the learners, school owners, staff, consumers of the education, publishers, carpenters.
The federal government announced the postponement of the 2020 WAEC and NECO due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Not many students participate in these online programs, not many of these students know how to operate computers, not many of these students have the funds to take up these online programs and most universities are yet to take up their examinations online.
The situation is depressing, never before has so many children and youths been out of school at the same time.
