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An appraisal of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigeria indicates significant setbacks for the pursuit of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The intense focus on managing the immediate health emergency led to the neglect of other critical socioeconomic priorities, including education, employment, and infrastructure development. Consequently, rising unemployment and the growing difficulty of servicing national debt threaten to deepen poverty across the country. Existing structural challenges, such as poor road networks, low-quality education, and limited healthcare access, risk becoming further entrenched. These compounded setbacks pose severe risks to national development prospects, indicating that socioeconomic recovery will require extended time in the post-pandemic era. Addressing these conditions requires establishing strong institutional regulatory frameworks and securing substantial financial and material resources to support sustainable economic recovery.
The findings highlight how emergency responses to a health crisis can inadvertently derail wider socioeconomic progress in developing economies. When attention and funding shift away from essential infrastructure, education, and employment, existing vulnerabilities deepen. Recognising these interconnected consequences helps policymakers, international agencies, and development funders allocate resources more effectively to support balanced recovery and safeguard long-term development targets.
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The paper appraised the emanating effect of COVID-19 on sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Nigeria through the systematic illustration of the prevailing incidents. It was affirmed that the preoccupation with the COVID-19 cases caused many other critical socioeconomic issues (like education, infrastructure development, and employment) to suffer a state of negligence or be overlooked. Like other developing countries, Nigeria could become poorer, given the increased unemployment rate and the anticipated difficulty in servicing debt resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak. Hence, festering challenges including poverty, limited access to health care, low education quality, poor road networks among others, could be further entrenched. These incidents could be detrimental to sustainable development goals (SDGs) 2030 agenda. The current crisis, therefore, poses a threat to Nigeria’s development prospects, as it may take more time to recover, especially in the post-COVID-19 era. Thus, it is critical to recognize the significance of securing strong institutional regulatory setup and resources (including financial and material resources) needed to facilitate sustainable change in the economy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resglo.2021.100047
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