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health and education for persons at the grassroots<br />

levels in those constituencies.<br />

Summary <strong>of</strong> the Status <strong>of</strong> Progress <strong>to</strong>wards the<br />

MDGs<br />

<strong>Nigeria</strong> has shown commendable commitment <strong>to</strong><br />

the achievement <strong>of</strong> the MDGs since its adoption.<br />

The DRGs came in 2005 as a mechanism <strong>to</strong> scale<br />

Table 4: Progress on the Goals<br />

up efforts <strong>to</strong>wards achieving the goals. Efforts <strong>of</strong><br />

the country since the ratification <strong>of</strong> the compact<br />

till present have achieved considerable success on<br />

every one <strong>of</strong> the goals. The table below shows the<br />

overall progress being made <strong>to</strong>wards the<br />

achievement <strong>of</strong> the MDGs in <strong>Nigeria</strong> from 2004 –<br />

2008.<br />

MDG Goals 2004-2006 2007 2008<br />

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Slow Slow Achievable<br />

2. Achieve universal primary education Good Good Achievable<br />

3. Promote gender equality Good Good Achievable<br />

4. Reduce child mortality Worsening Slow/Worsening Progress is indicated<br />

5. Improve maternal health Slow/Worsening Worsening Progress is slow<br />

6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Slow Slow Achievable<br />

7. Ensure environmental sustainability Slow/Insufficient Data Slow/Worsening Achievable<br />

8. Develop a global partnership for Development Insufficient Data Good/Improving Achievable<br />

Source: The State Partnership for Accountability, Responsiveness and Capability (<strong>SPARC</strong>) MDG-CGS<br />

Assessment Report, May 2010<br />

As shown in the table above, slow but steady<br />

progress is being made <strong>to</strong>wards the achievement<br />

<strong>of</strong> the MDGs in <strong>Nigeria</strong>. It is obvious that the<br />

march <strong>to</strong>wards poverty reduction in the country is<br />

being positively leveraged not only by the<br />

additional financial funding window on <strong>of</strong>fer but<br />

also, and perhaps more importantly, by the<br />

business-like management <strong>of</strong> the execution <strong>of</strong> the<br />

DRGs-funded MDGs projects and programmes<br />

across the country especially in the areas <strong>of</strong><br />

Health, Education and Sanitation through projects<br />

executed by the MDAs and the special<br />

programmes like the CGS and Quick-Wins.<br />

Conclusion<br />

There are different programmes and projects<br />

targeted at fast-tracking the achievement <strong>of</strong> the<br />

MDGs in the country. One <strong>of</strong> those interventions<br />

is the application <strong>of</strong> the DRGs. There has been an<br />

independent moni<strong>to</strong>ring and evaluation (M&E) <strong>of</strong><br />

the expenditures from the annual debt-relief<br />

accruals <strong>to</strong> the country by independent consulting<br />

firms and civil society organisations. Below are<br />

some consistent findings from the M&E activities<br />

from 2006 till present:<br />

The innovative moni<strong>to</strong>ring and evaluation<br />

framework employed by the OSSAP-MDGs for<br />

the DRGs funds in complementing the efforts<br />

made <strong>to</strong>wards the achievement <strong>of</strong> the MDGs,<br />

has allowed for improved transparency and<br />

accountability in the public sec<strong>to</strong>r compared <strong>to</strong><br />

the past.<br />

The successful partnership <strong>of</strong> consultants/civil<br />

society organisations in moni<strong>to</strong>ring and<br />

evaluation has underscored the importance <strong>of</strong><br />

results-based M&E and independent feedback<br />

on public expenditure and the need for better<br />

coordination <strong>of</strong> project activities.<br />

OSSAP-MDGs has been quick in responding<br />

<strong>to</strong> the findings <strong>of</strong> the independent moni<strong>to</strong>ring<br />

and evaluation exercises that were the basis <strong>of</strong><br />

the past M&E reports and this has led <strong>to</strong> the<br />

introduction <strong>of</strong> corrective actions including the<br />

initiation <strong>of</strong> new programmes such as the CGS<br />

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