Challenges of internal security in Nigeria on macroeconomic performances in covid-19 era

Abstract

Security generally is fundamental to human life and development but the current situation of feeling unsafe calls for concern both globally and at national and individual levels. The decay in our internal security has affected macroeconomic performances following the ravages by covid-19 pandemic. This paper seeks to illuminate on the consequences of covid-19 on internal security as it affect macroeconomic performances in Nigeria. The pandemic has restricted movement and circularization of goods and services leading to poor performance of macroeconomics generally as it did other sectors of human life. Abundant literature on security, macroeconomics and covid-19 exist however, to the author’s knowledge none have looked at the challenge of covid-19 as a form of internal security threat that challenge the performance of macroeconomics. The paper employed qualitative approach in the conduct of the research. Principally data was sourced from both print and electronic media. The research submitted that health security as aspect of internal security has been endangered by covid-19 pandemic and that brought about the collapse of many businesses. Public policy makers, macroeconomics scholars and health economists are major target audience of this paper. It is expected that the paper will add to the pool of existing literature on the internal security and macroeconomics.