They gave birth to the most enduring infrastructures in nigeria today. The nigerian government has aspired to achieve development through the use of various types of plans, namely short term annual budget, medium and long. This explains why the state of education in nigeria continues to be our national discourse at all. Nnpc nigeria national petroleum corporation niomr nigeria institute for oceanography and marine research. Nigeria has had quite a number of them actually the colonial development plan of 19581968, structural adjustment programme, the national economic empowerment and development strategy, the strategy for attaining the millennium development goals and the 7. The federal ministry of budget and national planning is one of the federal ministries of nigeria. Trends in development planning in nigeria covenant. Measures of improvement may be material, such as an increase in the gross domestic product, or social, such as literacy rates and availability of healthcare. More specifically, we present an overview of the indigenous, quranic and the westerntype education before and after independence. The ideal government strives to achieve a favorable and commendable level of development so much so that its citizens appreciate the country they live. The national social investment program of nigeria is a social welfare initiative created by the federal government of nigeria in 2015 under the direction of the national social investment office.
Nigeria in the last fifty years has been battling with the problems of development in spite of huge human, material and natural resources in her possession. According to ajayi 2002 and omoregi 2005 secondary education in nigeria is riddled with crises of various dimensions and magnitude all of which combine to suggest that the system is at the cross road. Pdf since gaining independence in 1960, nigeria had explored four 5year. Nigerias headline inflation rate endperiod, 2011 2016 34. Seventh national development plan 20172021 iv acknowledgements the formulation of the seventh national development plan 7ndp was based on a consultative process involving all stakeholders across all sectors. The era of fixed medium term plan 19621985 witnessed four successful plans in nigeria. Educational policy in nigeria hauwa imam educational policy in nigeria from the colonial era to the postindependence period hauwa imam1 abstract. Federal governments draw up national development plans and policies based on the perceived. The media, with specific reference to the collective entity of newspapers, radio, television and the international network internet, play a very important role in national development. Accepted 27 august, 20 crime is a phenomenon that is bedeviling various countries across the globe in varying degrees as it affects policies and development. Solid minerals industry audit report 2007 2010 the debt trap in nigeria. It is no news that the best national development plans in nigeria were conceived and executed by the military. A country is classified as developed when is able to provide qualitative life for. A country is classified as developed when is able to provide qualitative life for her citizenry.
There is no doubt that the present power crisis afflicting nigeria will persist unless the. W e shall not dwell so long in this subtopic but shall forge ahead with other subtopics in this chapter. The purpose here is to evaluate the distinctive characteristic role of african traditional morality in peace education for national development. The program was created to ensure a more equitable distribution of resources to vulnerable populations, including children, youth, and women. Department of business administration, rufus giwa polytechnic, owo, ondo state email. The various policies of the government, including the needs i and ii, the national. Ece is recognised by the federal government of nigeria as a foundational and essential programme that nigerian children must experience. These challenges add a basic dimension to an understanding of the problems of nigeria generally today. National development, development, nigeria, developing society, governance, development plan. The fixed mediumterm planning in nigeria commenced with the first national development plan 19621968. Being a major investment in human capital development, it plays a critical role in longterm productivity and growth at both micro and macro levels. Development the concept of national development has been defined from different perspectives. Nigeria has had a relatively long experience in development planning beginning with the colonial development plan 195868. National development is the ability of a county or countries to improve the social welfare of the people e.
Today, 60% to 70% of the nigerian population does not have access to electricity. Education and sustainable national development in nigeria. The project is comprehensive and contained detailed analysis of nigeria financial sector development. In all nations, nigeria inclusive, education remains the instrument for effective national development. Section four recommends strategies for youth empowerment and national development in nigeria. National interest and national development in nigeria.
The rising profile of nigerias indebtedness is a sour point in the public finance management and speaks volumes of the fiscal discipline of political actors attitude to the sovereignty of nigeria. It then goes on to look at the various housing strategies programmes and policies that have emerged in nigeria. A developed financial sector is a major tools for developing an economy. Introduction history is replete with the recurrence of violence and discrimination as orchestrated by the activities of extremists and religious fanatics in nigeria and in most sub saharan african nations. Hdi trends for nigeria, cameroon and mauritania, 20052018 nigerias 2018 hdi of 0. What is the national development linkedin slideshare.
The relationship having stated above, the various definitions of education and sustainable national development, it is imperative to examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sector analysis of nigerias gdp, 3rd quarter 2015 28 figure 3. At a 2day nigeria meeting organized by the overseas development institute, london, 1617 june 2004 contact. It begins by examining the importance of housing in the attainment of sustainable development. The second national development plan period19741980.
National development, development, nigeria, developing society, governance. Problems of nigeria development plan and possible solutions. Development strategies in nigeria the following are the various development strategies that has been adopted at one time or the other. The objectives in the third plan were taken from the. It is the development that affects the citizens, economy, industry, politics, culture and administration of a country. The effects of religious crisis on economic development in nigeria olabimtan oladele e. A summary non exhaustive list of possible qualifications comprises. Development is critical and essential to the sustenance and growth of any nation. National development involves changes or advancement in a nation aimed at improving the political. It was followed, after the civil war, by the second national development plan 19701974, the third national development plan 19751980 and the fourth national development plan 19811985. Observer 2015, stated that literature on the nigeria economy has cited leadership problems as a major cause of the countrys inability to effectively mobilize her resources. Nigerias gross domestic product, 20102016 billions, dollars 29 figure 5. It is utterly disappointing that all the various planning initiatives the country had. Access to clean modern energy services is an enormous challenge facing the african continent because energy is fundamental for socioeconomic development and poverty eradication.
Introduction the pride of any government is the attainment of higher value level of development in such a way that its citizens would derive natural attachment to governance. National technical working group on minerals and metals development neiti 20. Pdf nigeria can not boast of a specific, wellformulated, clear regional development policy framework despite several specific urban planning. The concept of youth has attracted various interpretations that have mounted to a state of controversy. This booklet discusses the relevance of innovation for development and several of the challenges that result for developing and emerging economies. There is a widened western educational gap between the north and south of nigeria with the predominantly muslim areas of the north lagging behind due to some. The effects of religious crisis on economic development in. The ideal government strives to achieve a favorable and commendable level of development so much so that its citizens appreciate the country they. Pdf globalization and the challenges of national development in.
These are the era of fixed term planning 196285, the era of rolling plan 19901998, and the new democratic dispensation 1999 till date. National development planning in nigeria development plans have been accepted as a suitable strategy to address development challenges in nigeria. This paper considers housing policy in nigeria as a tool for national development. The impact of financial sector development on nigeria economic growth between 19812016. This paper examines the trend in the educational development of nigeria from precolonial times to the present, with a view to highlighting the progress made and problems encountered on the way. It has been said that the education and training, which soldiers. Youth empowerment andnational development in nigeria by. Reflections on the national economic empowerment and development strategy needs 20032007 article pdf available may 2009 with 39,040 reads how we measure. Therefore, the analysis of various development plans in nigeria since independence becomes. It also discusses the historical background of distance education in nigeria as well as the operations of national open university of nigeria noun as the first federal university in nigeria dedicated to the provision of education through distance mode. In 2005, nigeria adopted the national policy on population for sustainable development 2004, the second such strategy in the nations history. Impact of financial sector development on nigeria economic. People do hide under the cover of national interest to project and protect their own individual or group interest.
Nigeria, national development has been defined in terms of five principal national objectives which according to ndiomu 1992 have continued to be enunciated in subsequent development plans from the second national development plan, namely. There is no doubt that the present power crisis afflicting nigeria will persist unless the government diversifies the energy sources in. Critics have shown quite clearly that effective leadership is a great obstacle to development in nigeria. It also provides an overview of work conducted at the oecd directorate of science, technology and industry, notably including ongoing activities in support of the oecd strategy on development. National interest and national development the term national interest is characterized with inconsistency. As with many developing countries in africa, the objectives specified in the plan are socialist in character. The government recognizes the need to follow the path of sustainable development. This is why the government has given highly rated attention to it through various interventions that include.
Educational policy in nigeria from the colonial era to the. It was originally set up by decree no 12 of 1992 as the national planning commission and later amended by act 71 of 1993. National development must be a development that takes place in a nation. National development refers to the ability of a nation to improve the lives of its citizens. Development planning in nigeria can be classified under three eras.
415 419 1505 531 1437 1399 732 969 315 8 1260 887 1334 1061 582 28 918 850 546 1215 885 700 852 757 185 275 605 760 96 10 825 826 244 1191 926