In this report, IDACHABA ELEOJO writes on the report of a poll agency about the scorecard of Nigeria on the sustainable development goals (SDG) in Nigeria.
A new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) scorecard from Afrobarometer has provided citizens’ assessments of Nigeria’s progress on important aspects of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
According to the scorecard for Nigeria, one of the five released on May 24 to launch the Afrobarometer SDG Scorecard series, it indicates progress over the past five years on reducing the gender gap in unemployment, ethnic inequality and perceived corruption in the police, the judiciary, and parliament.
It also shows that the country is doing worse than five years ago on many other indicators like poverty level, health, education, gender equality, energy, clean water and sanitation.
In a nutshell, the scorecards highlight trends in citizens’ experiences and evaluations of their country’s performance on selected indicators of democracy and governance, poverty, health, and other priorities reflected in 12 of the 17 SDGs. These citizen assessments, drawn from a series of nationally representative surveys, can be compared to official UN tracking indicators.
It said, “The SDGs are intended to improve the lives of people, so that data on citizens’ assessment can provide a valuable perspective that is often overlooked,” said Afrobarometer CEO Joe Asunka.
“By combining these assessments with data generated by governments and from other sources, we can enrich the debate, help identify gaps and support action to move forward in each country.”
The survey findings provide citizens’ perspectives that can be compared to official UN indicators tracking progress on 12 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals highlighting that SDG 1: No poverty reduce lived poverty index (LPI) score; SDG 2: Zero hunger reduce frequency of ever going without food. (reduce frequency of going without food many times/always. SDG 3: Good health and well-being reduce frequency of going without medical care. SDG 4: Quality education increase proportion with secondary/post-secondary education. SDG 5: Gender equality in technology use, gender equality in financial control. SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation reduce frequency of going without clean water, increase % with water supply and toilet within house or compound. SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy increase reliable connections to the grid. SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth reduce unemployment, reduce gender gap in unemployment. SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure increase infrastructure reach at community level (cell phone grid, electricity grid, paved/tarred road, health clinic, school). SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, decrease % experiencing high levels of poverty, decrease % treated unfairly due to ethnicity. SDG 13: Climate action increase % who have heard of climate change increase understanding of negative impacts of climate change. SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Increase trust in police, judiciary, and Parliament reduce perceived corruption in police, judiciary, and parliament reduce bribe-paying for public services
Report has it that Afrobarometer will release scorecards for 26 more countries during the coming weeks via regional webinars.
