2024 Reports

Mobility in Complex Informal and Low-Income Cities During COVID-19: Perspectives From Northwest Nigeria

Bello, Ashiru; Bununu, Yakubu A.

In this case study, the dynamics of intra-city mobility in informal and largely low-income cities during the COVID-19 pandemic are discussed, using examples of three cities - Sokoto, Birnin-Kebbi and Gusau, located in Northwestern Nigeria. In 2020, the three states of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara had confirmed COVID-19 cases of 822, 480 and 375 respectively (Nigeria Centre for Disease Control – NCDC, 2022). Issues addressed in the case study include the nature and sensitivity of intra-city transport in low-income informal settlements, climate change resilience in low-income informal economies, and a description of the mixed experiences in terms of intra-city mobility during COVID-19.