of cellular phone subscribers and the tele-density per 100 people standing at 77.8 and 99.3,
respectively, in 2014 signifies wide coverage. Conversely, the growth in the number of
internet users per 100 people, standing at 42.68 in 2014 implies that there is need to step
up interventions in this sector. Overall conclusion on Goal 8: Goal met.
Selected MDGs Success Stories from Nigeria: - Most Outstanding Stories
The challenges which attended the implementation of MDGs in Nigeria
notwithstanding, there are some six notable success stories which can also be considered
best practice examples to inform the post-2015 development agenda. Some of the
significant success stories include the following:
The Nigeria Polio Eradication Effort; which has resulted in the country’s
celebration of one year without polio (July 24, 2014 – July 24, 2015). Indeed, this is seen as
Nigeria’s MDGs implementation exit gift to the world. The strategies used for achieving this
feat were replicated in the dogged and successful fight against the outbreak of the deadly
Ebola virus in Nigeria;
The Conditional Grant Scheme (CGS); which has helped tremendously to: (a)
scale-up investments at the sub-national levels, (b) promote ownership and sustainability of
such investments, (c) empower the people, (d) promote improvements in service delivery,
(d) leverage on public service reforms especially in public expenditure reform, and (e)
strengthen partnership between the tiers of government. The Scheme remains a major
success story from Nigeria to the rest of the world;
Implementation of the Village Health Workers Scheme (VHWs); which has been
recognised internationally for its notable success in reducing morbidity and averting mortality
where the overall Primary Health Care (PHC) system is weak;
Adoption of the independent monitoring and evaluation system; which is a
result-based monitoring strategy anchored on good planning, good budgeting and effective
feedback. The system contributed immensely in the success of CGS given the systemic
nature of corruption in Nigeria.
Implementation of the Midwives Service Scheme (MSS): This scheme resulted
in the tremendous progress recorded in crashing the high maternal mortality rate in Nigeria.
It is a notable intervention in the health sector that needs to be scaled-up under the SDGs;
NYSC MDGs Corps Volunteers projects: This offered excellent mentoring skills
to Corps members, many of whom excelled and received awards in later years.
Support for Single Parents
Due to social stigmatization, single mothers often do not make their status public.
There are still no reliable disaggregated data on single-parent families. However, this
information was part of the questionnaire in the last Census exercise which report is yet to
be disaggregated for public use as at the time of this report. NEEDS II document has
proposed a framework for providing support to vulnerable groups, especially single parents
and teen aged mothers.
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