National policy on education in nigeria nigerian finder. Albeit due to its population size, nigeria is now the second largest hiv disease burden in the world with 3. It is this new policy initiative that was launched on tuesday, october 10, 2006 by president olusegun obasanjo in abuja and replicated across the 36 states of the federation. Basically, whenever the government gets directly involved in the housing objectives of its people, either by taking actions to provide shelter for her citizenry or by taking actions to improve the quality of the shelter of its people, we are talking about government housing policy. Formulation of a national population policy in nigeria and the place of culture. The national population council npc was established by the national population council, act 485, 1994, to advise government on all population matters. National population commission of nigeria and health.
With those numbers, nigeria will become the third most populated country in the entire world, surpassing the united states in the near future. This paper compared nigerias national population policy and programme with those of other third world countries and examined the implications for. The population of nigeria is 140 million according to the last 2006 census. National population commission of nigeria, commonwealth. The population projections show that tanzania has a population of 37. The 2018 national nutrition and health survey nnhs was conducted by the national bureau of statistics nbs, in collaboration with the national population commission npopc and the nigeria federal ministry of health. National population commission nigeria immigration service. Nigerias constitution of 1999 with amendments through 2011. It pinpointed on the policies issues, challenges and prospects. In order to establish factories, it was necessary to import raw materials, hence, the reliance on ports as. Nigerian foreign policy has been characterised by a focus on africa as a. Nigeria has launched its 1st population policy, reflecting new approval on the part of policymakers of national efforts to curb population growth. The major contributors to nigerias population growth are early marriages, high birth rates, and a lack of family planning access. This article provides an overview on national population policy npp 2000.
Now named national policy on population for sustainable development, this initiative according to president obasanjo is designed to improve the standard of living and quality of life of the. Like most other developing countries, nigeria is undergoing rapid economic, social and political reforms. Admission policies and the quality of university education in nigeria. Specifically, the policy seeks to reduce fertility from the present level of 6 childrenfamily to an. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Health, nutrition and population global practice, world bank, washington, usa. One of such policies aimed at the development of nigeria through demographic and population characteristics is the. In the context of health, social protection is defined as programmes and measures aimed at removing financial barriers preventing access to health care services and protecting poor and vulnerable. The development of the national agricultural policy comes against the background of the fact that since the national agriculture policy of 2004, the sector has been operating in context of rapid changes and evolving dynamics in policy and institutional environments at national, regional, continental and international levels. The birth rate in nigeria is about 37 births per 1,000 people. A number of nigerian scholars viewed the policy as coming from external.
Additional information about the 20 ndhs may be obtained from the headquarters of the national population commission npc, plot 2031, olusegun obasanjo way, zone 7 wuse, pmb 0281, abuja, nigeria telephone. The policy has a 2015 end date for most targets, and aims to improve standards of living and quality. Pdf an appraisal of the national population policy researchgate. The federal government of nigeria included the following main goals in its national policy on population for sustainable development npp, from january. Another area of lack of coordination is the inherent conflict between planning policy and national economic policy. The national policy on education in nigeria is a statement of the governments regulations, anticipations, expectations, goals, requirements and standards for quality education delivery in nigeria. The federal capital territory, abuja, shall be as defined in. Objectives of national population policy npp 2000 2. National population policy is ongoing as is the adolescent reproductive health policy, a process which is likely to benefit from the contributions this. The expanded programme on immunization epi, introduced in 1978 with the aim of providing routine immunization to children less than the age of two years, recorded initial but intermittent successes. It is the most populous country of africa the population estimated at 110 million in 1990, and potentially one of the richest. The npc is a parastatal body located in the office of the president.
Young people in nigeria the national youth policy identifies with the improvement in the health and development status of adolescents and other young persons in the country. Population policy is a strategy for achieving a particular pattern of population change. Project muse population policy implementation in nigeria. The policy does this by seeking to address key issues it identifies, including. Data included a survey of 263 respondents aged between 2060 years drawn from the national population commission enugu, doctors on esut teaching hospital parklane enugu, academic staff of university of. Now 14 years after the last health policy, the context has changed in four major. National population policy took on board some of the goals and objectives of the former implicit population policies and programmes. Implementation assessment report continuing demographic trendscoupled with emerging national priorities and new international development frameworkscreated the need to assess the implementation of nigerias 2004 policy on population for sustainable development. Nigeria population and development factsheet health policy plus. The federal republic of nigeria nigeria malaria indicator survey 2015 final report national malaria elimination programme federal ministry of health federal republic of nigeria abuja, nigeria national population commission federal republic of nigeria abuja, nigeria national bureau of statistics. Health, nutrition and population hnp discussion paper. Pdf the historical development of nigerias population. The npc is the highest statutory body set up to advice government on the population and related issues. The national policy on education formulated in 1977 to achieve the objective of acquiring appropriate skill and competence, both mental and physical, as equipment for the individual to live in and contribute to the development of nigerian society national policy on.
This paper examined nigerias population policies of 1988 and 2004. The national health policy of 1983 and the national health policy of 2002 have served well in guiding the approach for the health sector in the fiveyear plans. In 2005, nigeria adopted the national policy on population for sustainable development 2004, the second such strategy in the nations history. Now named national policy on population for sustainable development, this initiative according to president obasanjo is. Nigerias 2004 national policy on population for sustainable development. The main objective of this paper is to identify the relationship between foreign policy, international image and national transformation using nigeria as focus from independence to date. The nigerian government has been doing its best to help curb a rapid growth in population.
A study of public policy under olusegun obasanjo administration, a study of national policy on population for sustainable south eastern nigeria. Review of current nigerian national population policy and how media can help in. As of midyear 2016, nigeria had a population of 186. The total fertility rate, or the average number of children per woman over the course of her lifetime, has declined from 6. The success of the policy was greatest in southern nigeria where social advancement also played an integral role. At the end of 2011, nigeria was estimated to have a population of 167 million. The historical development of nigerias population policy and its perceived effects on nigerias culture and society leanne kym jane lozanes, 4scl introduction nigeria is a country located in west africa whose official name is the federal republic of nigeria. Policy summary the national reproductive health policy was approved in 2010 by the federal government of nigeria, with the goal of ensuring.
Assembly has requested that the government ask the united nations to prohibit gaddaffi from calling for the division of nigeria. Admission policies and the quality of university education. Review of nigerias population policy nigerias first population policy was. According to the census bureau of the united states, the population of nigeria will reach 402 million people by the year 2050. Nigerias national population policy and its implications for. Relevant parts of their contributions were therefore used to further refine the draft revised national health policy submitted by the health sector reform change agents. National agriculture policy ministry of agriculture and. The national assembly also passed a motion urging the government to order an african union. With its large population and deplorable development statistics, nigeria drags down the socioeconomic indicators of the entire african continent and, in turn, africa drags down the worlds indicators. There are numerous definitions of social protection. Nigerias commitment to universal health coverage was enshrined by the passage of the national health act of 2014 in response to the. Nigeria is one of the largest 923,768 km2 and geographically, socially and culturally most diversified african countries.
Okoroma educational policies and problems of implementation in nigeria 247 a policy brings about a meaningful relationship between business objectives and organisational functions as it discourages deviations from planned courses of action. Policy implementation and its challenges in nigeria. Pdf this paper examined nigerias population policies of 1988 and 2004. Nigerias 2004 national policy on population for sustainable. The national policy on population for sustainable development outlines a multisectoral strategy for the challenges posed by rapid population growth. After nigeria gained independence in 1960 it engaged in a policy of import subsutuuou and manufacturing development. Policy summary the national reproductive health policy was approved in 2010 by the federal government of nigeria, with the goal of ensuring availability and access to full sexual and reproductive health information and quality services. Population policy of nigeria pdf population policies are deliberately constructed and sometimes modified. It explained the achievements and weaknesses of the policies. The world bankfunded national population project was approved in 1991 and in.
Commission to ascertain the exact population of nigeria or aid them to project the population. Population policy may be single purpose like reducing crude birth rate by 20 per or it could be multifaceted like. Only 75 universities are available to cater to this population with one university fo r 1,866,000 people. The first nigerian population policy was written in 1988 to reduce population growth. Educational policies and problems of implementation in nigeria. Achievement of policy goals was limited due to flaws in the implementation strategy adopted for the national population program as well as due to a cultural aversion to family planning in northern nigeria, among other factors.
The federal government of nigeria directed that an interministerial committee on the development of a national policy on migration be inaugurated to draft a comprehensive, homegrown policy that would address the multifaceted issues of migration, and create a winwin situation for migrants and countries of origin, transit and destination. Policy implementation and its challenges in nigeria effiong, a. A policy ensures consistency of action because an organisation is governed by approved principles. Usaidnigeria country development cooperation strategy. National policy on population for sustainable development. Policy in brief national reproductive health policy 2010 summary of sections that most apply to reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health. Some population experts are optimistic that nigerias population is well above the 167 million that was recorded in the 2006 census. One driver of nigerias high rate of growth is that childbearing begins early in nigeria. The thrust of the 1992 national population policy was to provide a framework and guidelines for the integration of population variables into the development process so. The policy aspired toachieve reductions in fertility four children per woman by 2000, the proportion of. The policy strives to inform all stakeholders about the linkages between population and developmental issues, such as health and education. Housing policy in nigeria can be defined as the governments action on its peoples housing objectives. Specifically, the policy seeks to reduce fertility from the present level of 6 childrenfamily to an average of 4 childrenfamily, suggests an optimum marriage age of 18 years for women and 24 years for men, and advocates that pregnancies be restricted to the 1835year range and at intervals of 2 years.