How Life, Businesses in Nigeria Will Change After Coronavirus

Coronavirus: How Life in Nigeria Will Change

The world has been through pandemics before and made it through every single time. Each pandemic that with world deals with leaves a mark as coronavirus is about to do. Many people hate change in life and will have a hard time accepting the ones that will come with coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria.

The street is a way of life for a number of Nigerians – they eat, dine and sometimes sleep on the street. These people used to be able to manage on the street. But they are now told they have to wash their hands to do just about anything including eating suya, special roadside dish in Nigeria.

There are certain things that are about to change greatly in Nigeria after the coronavirus pandemic.

Roadside Eating in Nigeria: Having witnessed what coronavirus can do, nobody should be told about the dangers of jumping on bole or suya without properly washing their hands.

Hopefully, there’s going to be a way for people to wash their hands on the streets in Nigeria to help them cope with the change and new life that coronavirus is coming with.

More so, the bole traders serve their customers with bare fingers instead of a serving tong. Nobody has really been paying attention, but that is about to change.

The appeal to eat fruits from every trader on the street will disappear completely.

Face Masks: Face masks might not end anytime soon, it might become a tradition. Bus rides in Nigeria are unpleasant that skin diseases can spread fast. With a vaccine, some people may be able to cope, however, the spread of a highly contagious virus is inevitable without a vaccine.

Markets: Medical officials have warned that face masks do not prevent the virus, they collect dirt. Crowdy environments like markets in Nigeria are almost unavoidable, but people will look for reasons to avoid big markets.

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Shopping Malls: Most people in Nigeria don’t use shopping malls because they believe there are no local food items there. But it might just become a new way to shop for locals. Malls in Nigeria are pretty crowdy too, but it is also a cleaner way to shop.

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Christina Ngene

Content creator focusing on finance and business with five years of experience and a foundation in forex analysis.

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