JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES Volume 4, No 1, June, 2021 336 Relevance of Open and Distance Learning Education amidst Covid-19 Pandemic to Nigeria Bilkisu AMINU Distance Learning Centre, ABU, Zaria bilham2010@gmail.com and AYUB, Akeem Olalekan Federal University Gusau (FUGUS), Zamfara State Department of Sociology ayubakeemola@gmail.com Abstract Education is a process involving teaching and learning to develop capabilities and reform people. The aim of education has been defeated by the COVID-19 Pandemic which is a major problem the world is faced with, leading to the closure of schools for the containment of the spread of the virus. The paper relied on secondary data collection and review of literature. Within the context of this paper, the concepts of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and COVID-19 are respectively examined before highlighting the relevance of ODL amidst COVID-19 Pandemic to Nigeria. It was observed that ODL gives open access to education and training and offers flexible learning opportunities to learners by addressing the constraints of time and place amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Although, the pace of growth in the ODL is attributed to the development of Internet-based information technologies; in particular, the World Wide Web. It is concluded that the ODL system of education can be placed as the front burner of measures due to its potentials in encouraging learning without direct interface with others, including the facilitator amidst any pandemic. Hence, it is recommended that Nigerian governments and educational stakeholders should reimagine the educational sector and upgrade teaching and learning processes in the country by adopting ODL. Again, governments should develop new strategies to address the learning crisis in the country. These will assist in the maintenance of stability in the school’s academic calendar and even reduce boredom amongst learners, in a future pandemic situation. Keywords: Education, Open and Distance Learning, Distance Education, COVID 19 Pandemic Introduction Education has been recognised as an instrument of global, economic, social and cultural development. Therefore, education contributes to national development by providing the