FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA Implementation of the SDGs A National Voluntary Review Eradication of Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA Implementation of the SDGs A National Voluntary Review June 2017 Eradication of Poverty and PromotingImplementation Prosperity of the SDGs: in A aNational Changing Voluntary World Review i “Eradication of Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World" ii Implementation of the SDGs: A National Voluntary Review “Eradication of Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World" Table of Contents ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...............................................................................................................................................................................v OPENING STATEMENT ........................................................................................................................................................................................................vii 1. THE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 1.0 Brief Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................................................................1 1.1 Key Successes for Celebration ...........................................................................................................................................................................2 1.2 Key Lessons .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 1.3 Main Challenges .............................................................................................................................................................................................................4 1.4 Main Areas in Which Nigeria Needs Support ..........................................................................................................................................4 2: INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 2.1 Brief Country Profile and Context ...................................................................................................................................................................5 2.2 Objectives of the Review ........................................................................................................................................................................................7 2.3 Methodology and Process of Review ...........................................................................................................................................................8 2.4 Scope and Key Features of the Review .......................................................................................................................................................8 2.4.1 Establishment of the NVR Core Working Group .......................................................................................................................8 2.4.2 National Consultations and Information Gathering Processes ...................................................................................9 2.4.3 Support for the Review and Some Notable Constraints ................................................................................................ 10 3. POLICY AND THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................................................................11 3.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 3.1 Cultivating Nigeria’s National Ownership for the SDGs .............................................................................................................11 3.1.1 Establishment of an SDG Coordinating Office .......................................................................................................................11 3.1.2 Sensitization and Advocacy ................................................................................................................................................................11 3.1.3 Availability of SDGs Data, Information and Performance Accountability ..........................................................12 3.2 Integration of the SDGs into Nigeria’s National Development Frameworks ............................................................12 3.2 1 SDGs integration into Sector Plans and the National Budget ....................................................................................15 3.3 Integrating the three SDGs Dimensions into National Policies and Plans ..................................................................17 3. 3.1 Integration of the Social Dimension of SDGs into the NERGP .................................................................................... 17 3.3.2 Integration of the Economic Dimension of SDGs into the NERGP ........................................................................18 3.3.3 Integration of the Environmental Dimension of SDGs into the NERGP ...............................................................19 3.3.4 Integrating the Principle of “Leave No One Behind” in the NERGP .........................................................................20 3.4 Progress on Specific Goals and Targets ..................................................................................................................................................21 3.4.1 End Poverty in all its Forms (Goal 1) .............................................................................................................................................22 3.4.2 End Hunger, Achieve Food Security; Improved Nutrition and Promote Sustainable Agriculture (Goal 2) .................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 3.4.3 Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote the Well-being for all at all Ages (Goal 3) ................................................28 Implementation of the SDGs: A National Voluntary Review iii “Eradication of Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World" 3.4.4 Ensure Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education and Promote Lifelong Learning Opportunities for all (Goal 4) ..............................................................................................................................................................32 3.4.5. Achieve Gender Equality and Empower all Women and Girls (Goal 5) ................................................................36 3.4.6 Building Resilient Infrastructure, Promoting Sustainable Industrialization and Fostering Innovation (Goal 9) ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 41 3.4.7 Conservation and Sustainable use of the Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development (Goal 14) .............................................................................................................................................45 3.4.8 Promotion of Peaceful and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development (Goal 16) ......................46 3.4.9 Revitalize Global Partnership for Sustainable Development (Goal 17) ...............................................................48 3.4.10 Thematic Analysis of Nigeria’s Implementation of the SDGs ......................................................................................49 3.5 Institutional Mechanisms for Coordinating Implementation of SDGs ...........................................................................52 3.5.1 The SDGs Legal Framework .................................................................................................................................................................52 3.5.2 A Multi-Layer Coordinating Mechanism ......................................................................................................................................53 3.5.3 Partnerships and Collaboration .......................................................................................................................................................55 4. IMPLEMENTATION AND RESOURCE MOBILISATION FOR SDGS IN NIGERIA ........................................................................59 4.0 An Overview of the Resource Mobilization Environment .........................................................................................................59 4.1 Ongoing Fiscal Reforms as Part of SDGs Resource Mobilization ........................................................................................59 4.2 Effect of the Fiscal Reforms on Total Retained Revenue for Sustainable Development ................................61 4.3 Effect of the Fiscal Reforms