Lack of access to quality healthcare coupled with the prevalence of quack hospitals and doctors, fake drugs and substandard products, lack of state-of-the art medical equipment, embezzlement, shortage of drug, and meager annual budget are likely basic indicators that underscore corruption being inflated out of proportional concern in Nigeria health sector. This paper studies how corruption has caused Nigeria to face a formidable foe in their fight against the recent coronavirus outbreak which is fuelled by a deep distrust of government. The paper recommends the need for Nigerian people to stop being relatively aloof when it comes to the engagement of public office holders. A people that do not engage their leadership would not receive the best of leadership, constantly engaging public office holders and constructively questioning policies and actions would improve the nation. Budget expenditures must be scrutinized by the people to ascertain the progress and sincerity of the administration in power, this would help the citizens make their decisions at the polls and ultimately lead to the ascension of credible leaders with concrete plans on how to solve the problems of the country. The paper also calls for introduction of anti-corruption laws backed up by legislation for adequate monitoring of fund voted to healthcare system (also from donor agencies) as necessary to avert embezzlement in the health sector.