Abstract

Social entrepreneurs are agent for social change on account of their ability to recognize and pursue opportunities to create social change for improved quality of life. The role of social entrepreneurship in society is important in the era of pandemics. Thus, the world health pandemic caused by the Covid-19 outbreak has increased the need for social entrepreneurs in post pandemic Nigeria. In spite of the relevance of social entrepreneurship in the creation of social change, the research concerning recognition and pursuing of opportunities in times of post pandemic are uncommon. The purpose of the study is to reveal the role of social entrepreneurship in remaking post-covid-19 Nigeria for the better. The paper adopted secondary research where recent literature on present topic is explored to explain the role of social entrepreneurship in post- Covid-19 Nigeria for innovation. The findings from the conceptual analysis revealed that social entrepreneurship holds a promising future for post-Covid-19 Nigeria, so long social entrepreneurship pays attention to social integration and technology to bridge the gap in education, employment, quality metal, health and manufacturing services in low resource sectors which are more chronically impacted by the crisis. The paper recommended that significant improvement in the relevant skills and expertise among the present and future social entrepreneurs through widening the scope of social entrepreneurial training. The research on social entrepreneurship in post-pandemic is not limited and convergent and needs deeper investigations and concrete evidence which can help in its practical implementation

Keywords

Social entrepreneurship, covid-19, pandemic, innovation, social integration, technology