“What are you doing?” I asked my friend in Yoruba language. “I am reading,” Aysh answered. “I know,” I scoffed. “I mean, why?” It was totally strange seeing a homeless child reading. Aysh and I were part of the street children of Tollgate, Lagos. None of us knew how to read. Like Peter Pan and…
The COVID-19 crisis is affecting all Nigerians, but different groups face different impacts on their health, welfare, and livelihoods. As such, no single, monolithic solution exists to the crisis: countervailing welfare policies need to reflect these differences and deliver support aligned to communities’ specific needs. To achieve this, Nigeria’s policy makers need information on COVID-19…