Poor Policy Implementation In Nigeria: Implications On The Attainment Of The Millennium Development Goals (Mdgs) By 2015.

Abstract

This Research Work Was Primarily Designed To Finds Out The

Implication In Nigeria On The Attainment Of The Millennium

Development Goals By 2015 As Was The Target Set By The United

Nation General Assembly In September, 2000. The Study Adopted

Analytical Research Design In Assessing The Performance Of

Nigeria In The Attainment Of The Eight Goals Set Globally By The

United Nations Starting From The Year 2000 To 2009. It Was Based

On Data Collected On The Recorded Performance Or Achievements

Or Failures In The Eight Goals Set That Formed The Basis For Airing

At Decisions And Conclusions Of The Research. Based On This

Approach, Therefore, It Was Discovered That (I) Progress Towards

Achieving Goal He Is Currently Slow (Ii) Progress Towards Achieving

Goal Two Is Varied; While Some Indicators Are Improving Rapidly,

Others Walk Slowly; For Goal Three, The Progress Is Improving

Moderately While It Is Unlikely That Nigeria Will Achieve Goals Four

And Five By 2015. The Supportive Environment Is Fair In

Comparing The Spread Of Hiv, Malaria And Other Diseases In Goal

Six Which There Is Insufficient Data To Determine Whether Nigeria

Will Achieve The Seventh Goal By 2015. For Goal Eight, It Was

Observed That The Current Level Of Partnership Between The Federal

Government And International Agencies Is Minimal While Private

Sector Investment And Other Activities Are Almost Non-Existent.

Based On The Foregoing, It Was Then Recommended That Among

Others That There Is The Need For Improved Market Access And

Promotion Of Trade To Book National Production And Experts,

Provisions Of Infrastructural Facilities, Provision Of Skill

Acquisition Centers, Portable Water To Prevents Water Borne

Diseases, Scaling Up Of The Unicef Training Activities To All The

Lgas Among Others Conclusively, There Exist Great Potentials In

Nigeria To Achieve Some Of The Development Goals With A Proviso

That The Spate Of Activities In The Respective Pectors Or Areas Are

Not Relaxed And Genuine Efforts Made To Tackle Some Existing Inadequacies Pointed Out In The Body Of The Research.