For not less than six (6) months now, the Nigerian students are forced to stay back home due to the ASUU strike and as well as the COVID-19 lockdown. Recall that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on two weeks warning strike on the 9th of March, 2020 over non-fulfillment of their demands. After the two weeks of the warning strike, the Nigerian government show not any concern about them and they were force to go into an indefinite strike.

Ever since the union embarked on their indefinite strike, nobody seems to noticed their absent due to the corona virus pandemics that is disturbing the nation. On Monday, the 5th of October 2020, the Nigeria minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu announced the resumption of schools all over the country.