Management of COVID-19 Pandemic and the Deepening Socio-Economic Crises in Nigeria

Olukemi Aluko

doi:10.7176/jesd/12-12-07

Abstract

The Nigerian government was battling with the lingering economic crisis due to high inflation and the drop in revenue from crude oil before the advent of COVID 19 that is ravaging both the social and economic lives of people across the world. This paper examined the efforts of the government at managing the effects of COVID-19 on the deepening socio-economic crisis in Nigeria. This paper relied on secondary sources of data from government briefs and the National Statistics Bureau. It was revealed that the efforts of the government are commendable, but the paucity of funds and the lack of transparency in both finance and administration caused the distrust between the government and the people. The paper concludes that government economic and social palliatives in addressing the socio-economic crisis in the country should be given more media coverage to enable the public to have more access to the information. Keywords: Crisis management, Socio-economic crisis, Emergency, Development, and Media DOI: 10.7176/JESD/12-12-07 Publication date: June 30 th 2021

Highlights

Nigerian government for years has battled with emergencies that affected the livelihood of her people and security and the corporate existence of the country
Managing a crisis involves “a set of factors designed to combat disaster and to lessen the actual damage inflicted by the disaster” (Coombs 2004). This set of factors includes the processes used in disaster management namely; preparation for a disaster before it occurs by developing early warning devices; development of disaster response; and support and rebuilding plans after natural or human-made disasters have occurred recovery (Ireni 2008)
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) released a statement confirming that between February and August 2020, the federal government had spent over 44.9 billion naira in treating and managing COVID 19 patients

Summary

Introduction

1. Introduction Nigerian government for years has battled with emergencies that affected the livelihood of her people and security and the corporate existence of the country. COVID 19 pandemic took the world by surprise, paralyzing the economic activities of the nations and the social existence of mankind. Pandemics either COVID 19 or not are managed by the government and when there is a distrust crisis inform economic, political, or social ensues.

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