https://ijojournals.com/index.php/bs <p><strong>IJO - International Journal of Biological Science</strong> is a peer-reviewed and open access journal dedicated to publish and disseminate the high quality scientific research work in the broad field of biological sciences. Scope of the journal includes: Cell biology, developmental biology, structural biology, microbiology, molecular biology &amp; genetics, biochemistry, biotechnology, biodiversity, entomology, toxicology, ecology, freshwater biology, marine biology, environmental Biology, plant biology, Ethno-medicines and bioinformatics.</p> en-US <p>Author(s) and co-author(s)&nbsp;jointly&nbsp;and severally represent and warrant that the Article is original with the author(s) and does not infringe any&nbsp;copyright or violate any other right of any third parties and that the Article has not been published&nbsp;elsewhere.&nbsp;Author(s) agree to the terms that the <strong>IJO Journal</strong> will have the full right to remove the published article on any misconduct found in the published article.</p> info@ijojournals.com (Rahul Khan) editor@ijojournals.com (Aasik Hussain) Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:38:15 +0000 OJS 3.1.1.4 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://ijojournals.com/index.php/bs/article/view/1263 <p><em>The study investigated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the academic performance of secondary school students in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. A total of 20 students were selected using simple random sampling. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, such as frequencies and percentages. Face and content validity were ensured, and reliability was assessed using a test-retest method. This was conducted at a school that was not part of the sample group. The instrument was administered twice within a two-week interval to five (5) students. The response was correlated using Pearson's Moment Coefficient. The reliability coefficient is 0.89. Data was collected and analysed. Findings revealed that students encountered challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as schools were closed. The study concluded that the lockdown of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has damaging effects on the teaching and learning process. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the government should ensure that the COVID-19 pandemic does not recur in Nigerian society.</em></p> Margaret Olanireti AYODELE (Ph.D), Samuel Olabode DADA (Ph.D) ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://ijojournals.com/index.php/bs/article/view/1263 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:38:04 +0000