Impact of covid-19 on administration of primary school in nigeria

  • Ogunode Niyi Jacob Federal University, Wukari, Nigeria Deborah Jegede Post-graduate Students University of Abuja
Keywords: Administrators, Primary School, Impact

Abstract

This article discussed the impact of COVID-19 on primary school administration in Nigeria. Secondary data was used in the paper. The secondary data were sourced from both print and online sources. The paper identified the following: suspension of teaching programme, suspension of internal examination, suspension of extra-curriculum programme, discruption of academic programme and inability to enroll new students into primary school as of when due as the impact of COVID-19 on the administration of primary schools in Nigeria. The paper recommends that the government should increase the funding of primary school education and integrate the primary school education to online model

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Published
2021-02-01
How to Cite
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Ogunode Niyi Jacob 2021. Impact of covid-19 on administration of primary school in nigeria. International Journal on Integrated Education. 4, 1 (Feb. 2021), 221-229. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v4i1.1175.
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