GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
The deadly and infectious disease Corona Virus also known as Covid-19 has deeply affected
the global economy. Generally, Nigeria's education sector is not adapting, and is expected to
struggle on that front for the foreseeable future. However, the consequential socio-economic
burden will be borne disproportionately by students in public schools, as compared to those
in private schools. While several private schools have begun to initiate distance learning
programs, and taking advantage of the myriad of ICT-learning opportunities provided by the
international community, the government limited by funds and persistent deficiencies in
planning, is yet to announce any official plans for providing distance-learning opportunities,
especially for public schools. The implication being that these students in public schools
currently have no formal learning plans and could be missing learning altogether. The focus
of the paper is on Coronavirus Pandemic and Online Teaching/Learning of Home Economics
in Tertiary Institutions in Akwa Ibom State Nigeria. It argued that conventional strategies of
teaching are not adequate for teaching and learning Home Economics during the pandemic
because of the lockdown and social distancing. Moreover, the paper is of the view that elearning would be the best alternative: however, the various modes of e-learning required
face-to-face lecturing, which may not be possible or safe at this period.