Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemics in Nigeria
About the projectFew weeks after the outbreak of Covid-19, IFRA-Nigeria launched a research project on the impacts of the pandemics in Nigeria. This unprecedented situation demanded a fine analysis based on social sciences and the humanities, backed by first-hand data collected both during and after the crisis. Between May and September 2020, IFRA-Nigeria offered small grants to support researchers based in Nigerian institutions. Six projects were selected to implement data collection projects on Covid-19 in Nigeria. The safety of the researchers was a vital criteria of selection and none has put their health or security in jeopardy in order to conduct their research.
Thus, between January and May 2021, the institute supported five Nigerian researchers to conduct additional fieldwork and publish in the IFRA-Nigeria Working Papers Series.
Finally, between July and October 2021 and with the support of the French Embassy in Nigeria, IFRA-Nigeria commissioned a short documentary on the economic impacts of Covid-19 on Nigerian workers.
The team of researchers was coordinated by Dr Cyrielle Maingraud-Martinaud, who also deposited the data on Nakala. Dr Elodie Apard, Ms Clémentine Chazal, Dr Vincent Hiribarren and Ms Juliette Reflé were also involved in supervising the research and editing the Working Papers.
Data sets
You can find the description of the six data sets collected below. They are all available online as well as by internet transfer and physically at IFRA's Resource Centre.
- Omomayowa Abati, Temitayo Isaac Odeyemi & Boluwatife Ajibola: "How everyday Twitter talk by governance actors (government, businesses, individual citizens and civil society) is shaping Nigeria's management of the Covid-19 pandemic": One chart of 32,508 Tweets with the hashtags #Covid19Nig (10,000 Tweets), #PresidentCovid (10,000 Tweets), #ResignBuhari (10,000 Tweets), #WhereisBuhari (2?508 Tweets). Four transcribed interviews with key governance actors. Format: .xls, .docx
- Semiu Adegbenle: "Fashioning new survival tactics: Nigerians' responses to Covid-19 lockdown. The case of face masks producers and sellers": Pictures of face masks, SME strategies and Covid-19 propaganda in Ibadan. Oral interviews with Small and Medium Entrepreneurs affected by Covid-19. Format: .jpeg, .pdf, .mp4
- Junaidu Danladi: "The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy of Kano State: a case study of trade and markets": Oral interviews, documents, videos, pictures, newspapers cuttings. Format: .pdf, .jpg., .mp4
- Lilien Ezeugwu: "Arts and artists facing Covid-19: a collection of related musical audio and video recordings": Audio and video data from Nigerian artists on Covid-19. Format: .pdf, .mp3, .mp4
- Destiny Idegbekwe: "Gathering Covid-19 related Nigerian social media memes and comic video skits as indicators of fear, caution and humour": Memes and short comic videos on Covid-19. Format: .jpg, .mp3
- Chimaobi Onwukwe: "Faith and science in the fight against Covid-19: perceptions and interpretative analysis of the messages of religious leaders in Nigeria": Videos of religious preaches on Covid-19. Format: .mp4, .pdf
- Yusuff Sikiru Abiona: "Social stigmatisation and Covid-19: the example of Ejigbo returnees in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria": Interviews with returnees and stakeholders, pictures and videos, press articles. Format: .pdf, .mp4, .jpg
Publications
Documentary "Soja Go, Soja Come: Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemics on Everyday Workers in Ibadan & Lagos"
