MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGS) AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT 

some progress on the achievement of the MDGs, given the modest recovery of the

Nigerian economy since the 1990s and the various efforts of all stakeholders.

Although, poverty was till pervasive, and child mortality and maternal health

still precarious, yet literacy level were rising, gender equality and

empowerment of women are improving. HIV/AIDs pandemic, malaria and other

communicable disease reducing. In all, the rate of achievement was slow in

Nigeria with incredible financial bases and capacity.  However, the constraint are many unemployment,

poor governance and implementation of programmes, corruption, inadequacy and

misapplication of fund, leading to lack of value for money. Others are poor

infrastructure to aid production and promote domestic trade, better

co-ordination of activities among the security problems in the treasure store

of Nigeria (the Niger-Delta). Although, Nigeria has made appreciable progress

on Goal 2 and 8, as well as some partial progress on Goal 3 and 6, but faces

serious challenges on Goal 4, 5 and 7 and some indicator of Goal 6. There is a

need to consolidate on area where progress has been made while concrete efforts

is required to get the country back on tract in the areas where it faces

serious challenges. This underscores the need to address implementation

bottlenecks and defect in current policies. It is pertinent to note that to

ignite the desire and irreversible progress towards attaining the MDGs targets

need coordinated efforts, and adequate funding and focused implementation.

However, more efforts are needed to capture relevant data on all activities

about the implementation of the MDGs from the three tiers of government

regularly, that way assessing the progress of MDGs will be more practical,

robust and total. Nevertheless, the secondary method of data collection and

evaluative method was employed in this research work especially data from the

National Planning Commission (NPC), Office of the Senior Special Assistant to

the President on MDGs (OSSAP), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),

National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) and the United Nations

Development Programme (UNDP), textbooks, newspapers, internets etc. Finally,

government should provide opportunities for greater involvement of the private

sector, civil society organizations and development partners in the

implementation, monitoring and evaluation of MDGs – related projects 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        i

Certification         -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        ii

Declaration -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        iii

Dedication  -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        iv

Acknowledgement         -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        v

Table of contents  -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        vii

Acronyms and Abbreviation   -        -        -        -        -        -        x

Abstract      -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        xiv

CHAPTER ONE

1.0     Introduction         -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        1

1.1     Background of the Study        -        -        -        -        -        -        2

1.2     Statement of the Problem        -        -        -        -        -        -        7

1.3     Aims and Objectives of the Study     -        -        -        -        9

1.4     Significance of the Study         -        -        -        -        -        -        9

1.5     Scope of the Study        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        9

1.6     Limitation of the Study  -        -        -        -        -        -        10

1.7     Research Questions       -        -        -        -        -        -        10

1.8     Research Methodology  -        -        -        -        -        -        10

1.9     Definition of Term         -        -        -        -        -        -        -        11

          Reference    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        15

CHAPTER TWO

CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

2.0     Introduction         -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        16

2.1     Conceptualization of Millennium      -        -        -        -        16

2.2     Meaning of Poverty       -        -        -        -        -        -        18

2.3     Conceptualization of Poverty Alleviation   -        -        -        25

2.4     Theories of Poverty       -        -        -        -        -        -        29

          Reference    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        34

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.0     Introduction         -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        36

3.1     National Poverty Eradication Programmes (NAPEP) in Nigeria      36

3.2     Causes of Poverty in Nigeria   -        -        -        -        -        50

3.3     Measurement of Poverty         -        -        -        -        -        -        54

3.4     Nigeria’s Experience on Poverty Alleviation       -        -        -        58

          References  -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        64

 

CHAPTER FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

4.0     Introduction         -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        65

4.1     Progress Assessment of MDGs in Nigeria (2005-2011) -        65

4.2     Challenges of MDGs in Nigeria        -        -        -        -        -        83

4.3     Strategies of Achieving MDGs in Nigeria   -        -        -        92

          Reference    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        108

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.0     Summary    -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        110

5.1     Conclusion -        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        113

5.2     Recommendations         -        -        -        -        -        -        -        116

          Bibliography        -        -        -        -        -        -        -        120