Urban Focus Nigeria: COVID-19 Economic Impacts on Essential Needs for Urban and Slum Households in Nigeria

Rome (Italy), World Food Programme (WFP): 2021.

English

12 p.

WFPELR2959

Measures implemented by governments to contain the spread of COVID-19 have led to direct income and job losses for households, in particular urban households, worldwide. This report analyses how the pandemic has influenced the ability of urban households in Nigeria to meet their food and essential needs, and if households were able to recover from the economic shock in the mid-term. It compares the situation of urban households in different urban centers in Nigeria, and of urban slum dwellers with urban households from better-off areas. The report is mainly based on data collected through web surveys in October 2020. The data provide information representative of the overall Nigerian population as well as specific slum areas in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Ogun. The questionnaire had a total of 29 questions focusing on the livelihood situation, essential needs, food security and safety. This data is compared against a web survey dataset from 2019, as well as further secondary data.

Electronic ed.

ELR 2959

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