NIGERIA: INTEGRATION OF THE SDGS INTO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: A SECOND VOLUNTARY NATIONAL REVIEW

Abstract

Following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, Nigeria began to implement the SDGs almost immediately. First, it established institutional frameworks at the national and sub-national levels to support effective implementation. With this early headstart, several strategic initiatives were implemented between 2016 and now, while others are still ongoing. Nevertheless, just as Nigeria commenced the ‘Decade of Action’ for the SDGs in January 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 took place, thus challenging the prospects of achieving the SDGs in Nigeria. This Report examines the impact of COVID-19 on specific SDGs. It would be recalled that Nigeria recorded its first index case on 27 February 2020. Despite measures taken by the federal and state governments to curtail the spread of the pandemic across the country, its adverse impact on socio-economic development and other consequences will last beyond 2020