Covid-19 Pandemic Responses in Nigeria: Implication for National Development


Authors : Mustapha Abdullahi Aliyu; Halima Safiyan; Hadiza Mahammad Abdulkadir

Volume/Issue : Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 9 - September

Google Scholar : http://bitly.ws/gu88

Scribd : https://bit.ly/3iapgTi

This paper examines the implications of Covid 19 a globally pandemic originally from Wuhan in china spreading to Iran, Europe, United States of America, the Americas and Africa overwhelming health infrastructure and systems, with consequences in spread and deaths. The paper triangulates among the global capital theory, the opportunity theory or entrepreneurship and the dependency theory to show that Nigeria could be a net gainer but rather a great loser after the cloud of the pandemic have settled on nations. Data from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) was used to illustrate geopolitical zones cases of covid 19 and deaths flow in Nigeria in relations to the existing socio-economic and political holes in the national development in Nigeria. The trajectories therefrom suggest that existing poverty, inequalities, dearth of healthcare infrastructures, and pervasive corruption in governments and governance pictured gloomy outcomes in the Covid experiences in Nigeria. This view become critical to considering the implications and future of the Covid experience in Nigeria due to the still explored novelty associated with Covid 19 in its symptomatic and asymptomatic spread, tendency to be spread by children, general lack of herd-immunity to it and the unavailability of vaccines especially in developing countries such as Nigeria for at least next two to three years. The paper recommends among other things that Nigeria government must take led in supporting the ministry of science and technology towards garnering seasoned and experienced academics, scientists and technologists, national business and entrepreneurs towards creating concrete innovations to prevent, control and fight Covid 19

Keywords : Covid 19, National Development, Pandemic.

CALL FOR PAPERS


Paper Submission Last Date
31 - March - 2024

Paper Review Notification
In 1-2 Days

Paper Publishing
In 2-3 Days

Video Explanation for Published paper

Never miss an update from Papermashup

Get notified about the latest tutorials and downloads.

Subscribe by Email

Get alerts directly into your inbox after each post and stay updated.
Subscribe
OR

Subscribe by RSS

Add our RSS to your feedreader to get regular updates from us.
Subscribe