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38 the policy agenda Working to achieve the Millennium Development Goals Continuing progress has been made towards the Millennium Development Goal of universal education by 2015 invest in nigeRia 2012-13
Nigeria’s efforts towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals have resulted in many positive achievements, but the country’s oil wealth could prove to be an obstacle to development, as Bija Knowles discovers is running behind in the goals, but I am optimistic that with necessary support from all stakeholders, the goals will be attained.” These were the words of “Nigeria Precious Gbeneol, senior special assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan, in reference to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) during an address to Nigeria’s Youth Parliament at her office in Abuja in January 2012. The MDGs were devised by the world’s leading development organisations and developing countries with the aim of placing key human development factors at the heart of the international agenda. The goals range from ending extreme hunger and poverty to reducing child mortality, and improving the quality of maternal healthcare. So, what has Nigeria accomplished since the eight MDGs were launched in 2000, and what is the likelihood that all of the goals will be achieved by the target date of 2015? There are no easy answers; measuring and planning for the MDGs is dogged by an absence of reliable, recent data on many of the indicators. This is due, in part, to a lack of funding for data generation and management, as well as a lack of infrastructure and inter-state cooperation. The politicisation of data is also a factor – officials may be reluctant to share data for fear of the political or financial consequences. Evaluating progress The data that is available shows that steps have been made in some areas. For example, the targets on reducing child mortality and improving maternal health could be attainable by 2015. However, achievements in other areas have been painfully slow. The goal of environmental sustainability is looking unreachable, as the forest area in Nigeria shrunk from 14.4 per cent in 2000 to 9.9 per cent in 2010. The first of the eight MDGs aims to eradicate poverty and hunger. One of the targets is to halve (from 1990 to 2015) the proportion of people whose income is less than $1 a day. According to the United Nations (UN), the proportion of people living in extreme poverty in developing regions has fallen from 46 per cent to 27 per cent globally. In contrast to this global figure, Nigeria is one of many countries in sub-Saharan Africa that are still far from making progress towards this target. the policy agenda 39 In 2010, 68 per cent of the population was living on less than $1.25 per day. However, there have been some success stories, such as the National Special Programme for Food Security, which has helped to almost double agricultural yields and farmers’ incomes. World Bank figures on the second MDG of universal primary education show that 74.4 per cent of children completed primary school (78.8 per cent of boys and 69.7 per cent of girls) in 2010. The percentage of children completing primary school peaked at 88.7 per cent in 2006, before falling to 70 per cent in 2008, and it has been rising slowly since. Another important indicator on educational progress is literacy – in 2009, 71.8 per cent of 15- to 24-year-olds were considered literate, according to UN data, compared with 68.9 per cent in 2003. According to the 2011 MDG Report from the UN, of the total number of primary age children in Nigeria who do not attend school, about three-quarters are unlikely to have any exposure to education. “This pattern indicates that barriers to education in Nigeria are especially difficult to overcome,” the report concludes. It suggests that for those living in extreme poverty, there are few pathways out of poverty. Steps towards equality Gender equality is the third MDG. In 2011, the proportion of seats held by women in Nigeria’s national parliament was seven per cent, or 25 out of 358 seats – a figure that has remained stable since 2008. Significant progress has been made in reducing child mortality, the fourth MDG. The mortality rate for the under-fives reduced from 213 per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 143 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2010. Meanwhile, infant mortality (up to one year old) dropped from 126 per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 88 in 2010, according to UN figures. Maternal mortality, one of the indicators in improving maternal health (MDG 5), decreased from 980 per 100,000 live births in 2000 to 840 in 2008. A further indicator, the proportion of births attended by a skilled health professional, also shows improvement, from rising from 38.9 per cent in 2008 to 43.5 per cent in 2011. MDG 6 aims to combat HIV, AIDS, malaria and other diseases. The first target of this goal is to halt and reverse the spread of HIV and AIDS by 2015. Educating young people in how to protect themselves is one of the key ways of stopping the spread of this disease. In Nigeria in 2009, 70 per cent of men and women aged 15-24 were aware that they could protect themselves by using a condom every time invest in nigeRia 2012-13
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