IN current debates about managing and defeating COVID-19 in Nigeria, an issue that’s missing is the role that social workers should play. PRINCE AGWU -, Researcher at the Department of Social Work and the Health Policy Research Group, University of Nigeria, University of Nigeria UZOMA OKOYE, Professor of Social Work, University of Nigeria In many countries social workers have played a central role in efforts to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and to manage its fallout. In China they are celebrated for their exceptional roles. The same is true in the US, Italy, New Zealand, and the UK.…