Nigeria is lagging behind in achieving most of the targets of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, especially in tackling poverty and hunger, analysts have said.
The Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by the United Nations in 2015, aim to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030.
The United Nations Support Plan for the Sahel estimated that Nigeria needs about $337bn to implement the SDGs.
The UN, however, indicated that as of July 2022, the SDGs outlook in Nigeria was not better, stressing that accelerating Sustainable Development Goals across Africa required financing.
It specifically stated that over $300bn was needed to close the growing gap between the rich and the poor in Nigeria.
Commenting on the development, the General Secretary of the Federation of Informal Workers Organisation of Nigeria, Gbenga Komolafe, said, “One of the major concerns especially on poverty in the African region is the fact that no serious effort is being taken by governments in this part of the world, particularly in Nigeria to even attempt to fulfil some of the benchmarks of the SDGs.
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