Human security is an emerging paradigm for
understanding global vulnerabilities whose
proponents challenge the traditional notion of
national security by arguing that the proper referent
for security should be the individual rather than the
state. Human security holds that a people-centered
view of security is necessary for national, regional,
and global stability. Human security includes
traditional national security concerns such as security
from external aggression, security from external
intervention, security from foreign occupation, and
security from internal strife. It also includes livelihood
provided by: steady jobs and meaningful
employment, security from disease, food security,
protection from crimes and domestic violence,
freedom from political repression, right to clean air,
safe water, and a sustainable healthy environment,
right to practice one's religion freely, etc. The thrust of
this work is to elucidate the importance of the security
of the 'human person' for the effective national
development of the Nigerian state, especially in the
post-Covid-19 era. The research will focus on the
livelihood phase of human security, including security
from disease, food security, etc. The study will also
examine the nexus between Human Security and the
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs).The paper employs secondary source
materials.