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    Communication factors for managing construction projects delivery amidst corona virus pandemic in Anamabra State
    (Federal University of Technology, Owerri, 2022-11) Chukwuneke, Chetanna Jude
    The activities of the construction industry are very vital to the growth anddevelopment of every society especially in developing nations like Nigeria, but the success of a project largely depends on the efficiency of its communication network, especially in the wave of Corona virus (COVID 19) with its attendant protocols. The restriction on movement due to lockdown during this time has really bridged the communication factors. This research therefore is on communication factors for managing construction projects delivery amidst Corona Virus pandemic in Anambra State. To elicit responses for the study, specific objectives include: to identify the major communication factors affecting managing construction projects delivery amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Anambra state, to analyze the extent of effect of drone technology for managing construction projects delivery amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Anambra state, to evaluate the influence of written communication in managing construction projects delivery amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Anambra and to investigate the extent of effect of communication with a social medium on project delivery performance amid COVID-19 pandemic in Anambra State while hypotheses and research questions were also formulated to align with the objectives of the study. Literatures were reviewed, and the study adopted exploratory survey research designs. Data were sourced from 87 respondents from the company. The instrument was validated and was also subjected to reliability which has internal consistency of 0.7r was used for data collection. A test re-test method was used to determine the reliability of the instrument and the result were appropriately scored. The data obtained were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results show that Oral and visual communication, social media communication, electronic communication and written communication are the major communicating factors for the company during pandemic. Recommendations were made towards adopting appropriate communication factors during construction project delivery in Anambra State during COVID-19 pandemic.