2022, Vol. 3, Issue 1, Part A

ICT has played a significant role through social media platforms and other information media in providing accurate information and curbing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) across Nigeria. The response to COVID-19 has reduced face-to-face contact and as a result communication via social media has increased. This study draws on information gathered during the process of mapping and discussion to present analysis and make recommendations about priority issues related to the use of ICTs in curbing the menace of Covid-19. ICT tools are used to facilitate communication, processing, and transmission of information and sharing of knowledge by electronic means among healthcare providers either through telephones, computers, electronic-based media such as digital text and audio-video recording, or the Internet. This paper aims to highlight the significance of ICT tools used during and after the pandemic. Therefore, the government should take necessary initiatives to deploy and technological development of ICT infrastructures or digital interventions followed by financial support and other basic amenities to combat the pandemic spread of COVID-19. This concludes that the importance of ICT tools during the pandemic cannot be overemphasize with a way out to information dissemination on updated cases regarding COVID-19 provided by Nigeria Centre for Diseases and Control (NCDC).