Al-Hikmah University Journal

The rising information of studies on the impact of COVID-19 is often discussed in the framework of developed countries, prominence a slit in the perceptive of how the pandemic is impacting developing countries. This theoretical explanation focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on good governance in Lagos State, Nigeria. The spread of the corona-virus worldwide created uncertainty and anxiety as the public and government agencies attempt to contain and combat the viral diseases. Despite the rises of the pandemic in Africa, some Nigerians believed that the pandemic is not real. False news and mistrust in the government makes the Nigerian thinks the pandemic is a hoax. The COVID-19 fraternities espoused the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of governance in Nigeria. The inability of Lagos State to mitigate the spread of the corona-virus within its own boarders has broader implication for the entire States in Nigeria; meanwhile, the virus threatens to exacerbate the country’s existing good governance challenges, which in turn makes pandemic response more difficult to curb.