Coronavirus and Development Crises in Nigeria: Issues and Policy Implications
Publication Date: 12/10/2020
Author(s): Edmund F. Obomanu, Juliana Ogbe.
Volume/Issue: Volume 3 , Issue 6 (2020)
Abstract:
Recent research interest to review post COVID -19 pandemic in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy is informed by existing development crises exacerbated by the pandemic and the policy implications. While development is the desire and pursuit of every responsible and responsive government, Nigeria is still grappling with development crises, which became pervasive following the outbreak of the pandemic, that emanated from Wuhan in China towards the end of 2019 and eventually spread to many other countries across the globe leading to the emergence of what can be termed a ‘new normal’. How the pandemic has deepened the development crises of Nigeria has not been given adequate research attention. In the light of existing realities, this study sets to fill this gap by exploring the linkages between post COVID -19 pandemic and the development crises of Nigeria. The study adopts a qualitative methodology that builds on the political economy approach as it relied largely on secondary sources of data. Findings suggest that the pandemic aggravated Nigeria’s development crises. Based on our findings, a post-COVID-19 recovery strategy was recommended to re-establish the conditions for a quick return to a path of economic growth as well as overall human development. In particular, to enable the country build a concrete structure and working system that can easily respond to future emergencies in a globalizing world.
Keywords:
Development, Development Crises, Coronavirus, Pandemic, Nigeria
