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AUTHOR(S) Moses Ogenyi
This insight note explores how COVID-19 and related school closures impacted Nigerian schools, parents, and students. National data collected by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2020 through a monthly phone survey show that children had extremely limited contact with the education system during this time, and that families preferred low-cost alternatives such as in-home tutoring and increased parental involvement in education to e-learning tools. Additional data collected by the RISE Nigeria Team in a survey of 73 low-cost private schools in Abuja suggest that some schools did maintain contact with students during mandated school closures, that students experienced absolute learning losses equivalent to about 5-6 months of school missed in other contexts (Cooper et al, 1996), despite participation in alternative learning activities, and that the pandemic led to severe financial hardships for schools and teachers.
AUTHOR(S) Esther Ariyo; Micheal Amurtiya; Olaleye Yemisi Lydia (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Edem Dorothy Ossai
This policy brief highlights ways that a gender-responsive perspective can be fully incorporated into planning, policy design, and implementation models for education in emergencies (EiE) in Nigeria, so that governments and education stakeholders can ensure that girls, like boys, can continue learning in times of crisis. Girls’ education is historically vulnerable to crises, which has led to concerns that the school closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic might reverse decades of advances in their schooling. The data discussed here were collected through qualitative research involving the Oyo State Ministry of Education, private-sector education partners of the government, broadcast stations, female and male upper secondary students, and members of community-based school governing boards and school management committees, as well as analysis of program content.
AUTHOR(S) Spogmai Akseer; Ximena Jativa
Prior to COVID-19 lockdowns, the Federal Republic of Nigeria had taken measures to improve the quality of education and of teachers’ working conditions such as by improving school infrastructure and accelerating teacher training programs, and providing incentive schemes for teachers. While education is free and compulsory, Nigeria reports the highest number of out-of-school children in the world. Economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of school closures, and the shift towards remote learning are anticipated to pose further constraints and push even more vulnerable children out of the education system. Teacher absenteeism and the poor use of instructional time are also significant problems for the Nigerian education system, negatively affect students’ academic performance and learning. This Time to Teach study seeks to support both federal and state governments by providing a comprehensive understanding of teacher attendance in the country’s primary schools. It also aims to provide insights into how attendance challenges may be similar or different across the types of schools (public/Quranic/private) and settings (urban/rural) and more importantly, how these can inform teacher policy design and implementation. Though data were collected prior to COVID-19 school closures, this study also aims to provide insights on how the pandemic may further exacerbate existing challenges.
AUTHOR(S) Awoere T. Chinawa; Josephat M. Chinawa; Edmund N. Ossai (et al.)
Several controversies surround mothers’ willingness to vaccinate against the COVID-19 pandemic especially when mortality is not frequently reported in children. This study aimed to ascertain the willingness of mothers of children attending two institutions in Southeast Nigeria to accept the COVID-19 vaccine and factors that may be associated with their choices.This was a cross-sectional study carried out among 577 mothers who presented with their children in two tertiary health institutions in southeast Nigeria.
AUTHOR(S) Sylvain Dessy; Horace Gninafon; Luca Tiberti (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Shuaibu Saidu Musa; Goodness Ogeyi Odey; Muhammad Kabir Musa (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Usman A. Sanni; Uduak M. Offiong; Emmanuel A. Anigilaje (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Mobolanle Balogun; Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas; Adekemi Sekoni (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Kibrom A. Abay; Mulubrhan Amare; Luca Tiberti (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Chinonyelum Thecla Ezeonu; Chigozie Jesse Uneke; Paul Olisaemeka Ezeonu
AUTHOR(S) Chizaram Onyeghala; Datonye Alasia; Orezioghene Eyaru (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Ann E. Aronu; Awoere T. Chinawa; Edmund N. Ossai (et al.)
Corona virus pandemic (COVID 19) has emerged as the single most important topical issue and poses a challenge to medicine. Adolescent school children are exposed to a varying degree. The study is aimed to determine the knowledge of the mode of spread and preventive practices among college adolescents attending six secondary schools in Enugu metropolis.
AUTHOR(S) Aminu T. Abdullahi; Zubaida L. Farouk; Abdulazeez Imam
AUTHOR(S) Omolade O. Akinsanya; Olusegun S. Olaniyi; Peter O. Oshinyadi
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