CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19), LOCKDOWN AND WELL-BEING: VIEWS AND COUNTER VIEWS IN THE STREETS OF TANKE-BUBU, ILORIN, NIGERIA

G.T. Ijaiya (), R, A. Bello, M.A. Ijaya and T.A. Ijaiya
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G.T. Ijaiya: University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Postal: Department of Economics, , Nigeria, https://ijep.org/
R, A. Bello: University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Postal: Department of Economics, , Nigeria, https://ijep.org/
M.A. Ijaya: University Of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Postal: Resident Doctor, Department Of Epidemiology and Community Health, , Nigeria, https://ijep.org/
T.A. Ijaiya: University Of Ibadan, Postal: Research Assistant and Postgraduate Student, Department Of Political Science, , Nigeria, https://ijep.org/

Ilorin Journal of Economic Policy, 2020, vol. 7, issue 3, 24-40

Abstract: The emergence of COVID-19 from China, its spread, and catastrophic impacts given the number of infected persons and the resultant deaths, coupled with measures of restrictive movements and lockdowns has affected the livelihood of the people of Nigeria. Given this situation, this study, therefore, examined the views and counter views of a selected number of people living in Tanke-Bubu, Ilorin on their understanding of COVID-19 and the socio-economic impact of the lockdown and restrictive movements due to the virus to their well-being, using a set of household data generated using a structured interview and questionnaire formats and qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis. Results obtained from the analysis indicate that those residents within the age bracket between 31 – 40 years dominate the community, most of the residents are engaged in the informal sector activities. COVID-19 has affected the income earnings of the people given the fall in demand for goods contrary to earnings before COVID-19. Most residents had no idea of what the disease is all about, however with the government's awareness campaign, reported cases of infections and deaths from COVID-19 and the consequences of the lockdown awareness have improved. The consequences of the lockdown include among others; decline in income (wage reductions and stoppages by business owners), a decline in savings, decline in investment, decline in consumption of essential goods and services, hunger, poverty, insecurity (cases of a thief), job losses, unemployment (no company is employing for now), work stoppages/suspension, increase in the price of goods and services, closure of factories and businesses, disruption of academic activities and increase in household debt (from foods, house rents and loans from money lenders and cooperatives).

Keywords: COVID-19; Well-Being; Lockdown. Perception; Tanke-Bubu-Ilorin; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 I15 I18 I31 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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