JORAS - Nigerian Journal of Religion and Society

In the Nigerian situation there are many associations established for the satisfaction of the additional goals of people in society which cannot be met through communication with only family, friends or colleagues. Before the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, members of such associations usually met physically until taken unawares by the lockdown in the year 2020.While majority of the associations simply waited, others resorted to virtual meetings using some social media platforms during the lockdown, a practice that has gained much popularity today because of some of its obvious advantages over physical meetings. Meanwhile, developments around the globe are in support of physical meetings giving way to virtual meetings and since Nigeria is not an Island in itself this paper's objective is to shade some light on the purposes of communication in associations, discuss some of the problems of the transition from physical meetings to the New Normal by making some suggestions through the engagement of a narrated review of literature in a chronological order with findings that affirms that despite the challenges being experienced by Nigerians now, it is possible to successfully transit to the New Normal being the way to go now in the near future. The recommendations made include sensitization of members of association meetings on the benefits of virtual meetings and the engagement of virtual meetings alongside physical meetings until every member is comfortable enough to transform to the virtual platform

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