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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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