Impact of Coronavirus (Covid-19) on Socio-Economic Status of Households in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria

The study' examine the impact of coronavirus (CO VID-I9) on socio-economic status of households in the federal capital territory. The study adopted stratified and simple random sampling techniques to draw the sample from the population. The respondents were randomly selectedfrom the six (6) A rea Councils Headquarters namely: A baji area council; Abuja Municipal Area Council; Bwari Area Council; Gwagwalada Area Council; Kuje Area Council, and KwaIi Area Council. The area council headquarters were chosen because they are more populous and constitute the main commercial centres in the territory. The respondents were stratified into six according to the area councils and a simple random sampling was usedfor the selection of households. The findings of the study revealed that CO VID-19 has severe impacts on health, education, employment, and income of residents in the Federal Capital Territory. The study recommends that governments should increase funds to National Centre for Disease Control to enable it perform better; in terms of prevention of diseases that will enhance health status among households in the FCT. To this end, increase in annual budgetary allocations to the health sector will assist in powering health institutions to render effective services to the people.