In Nigeria as in most developing economies, the COVID 19 outbreak puts enormous strain on the economy, even as it is still recovering from the 2016 economic recession which was as a result of a fall out of the global oil price crash and insufficient foreign exchange earnings to meet import costs. COVID 19’s effect on the Nigerian economy is double-barreled- Nigeria is an oil dependent country and it not only facing the effects of COVID 19 on supply chains, it is also battling a devastating fall in global oil prices.