ABSTRACT

Purpose: Lack of social welfare programs for vulnerable households during the coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria caused severe pain and economic hardship to households as millions suffered hunger in Nigeria and Africa at large.

Method: To explore the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, a qualitative study was conducted with 70 participants from Lagos, Nigeria. We conducted 52 individual and 2 group interviews with 18 key stakeholders involved with enforcing lockdown orders. Responses were analyzed in themes using content and discourse analysis.

Result: The participants stated that the greatest challenge faced by many amidst the pandemic is hunger and starvation and described government palliatives as grossly insufficient. This is linked to the high population of Nigerians living below poverty line, who depends on daily earning for survival.

Discussion: Therefore, these viewpoints must be taken into account by the policymakers and social welfare providers when designing social welfare policies and interventions for poor/vulnerable Nigerians.

摘要

目的：在尼日利亚冠状病毒爆发期间，缺乏针对弱势家庭的社会福利计划给家庭带来了严重的痛苦和经济困难，因为尼日利亚和整个非洲有数百万人遭受饥饿。

方法：为了探索 COVID-19 大流行对尼日利亚的社会经济影响，对来自尼日利亚拉各斯的 70 名参与者进行了一项定性研究。我们对参与执行封锁令的 18 位主要利益相关者进行了 52 次个人访谈和 2 次小组访谈。使用内容和话语分析在主题中分析响应。

结果：参与者表示，许多人在大流行中面临的最大挑战是饥饿和饥饿，并称政府的姑息治疗严重不足。这与生活在贫困线以下的大量尼日利亚人有关，他们依靠日常收入维持生计。

讨论：因此，决策者和社会福利提供者在为贫困/弱势尼日利亚人设计社会福利政策和干预措施时必须考虑这些观点。