1. Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger- In Nigeria, 23.9% people are unemployed, and those who are employed have jobs mostly in agriculture or extracting oil from the ground. In 1996, the number of people in poverty was 65.6%, which has declined to 45.5% which is still quite high considering their goal was to reach only 21.4% of the population. As for the percentage of the population that is still starving compared to the percentage in 1990, it declined 10.2% from 35.7% to 25.5%. Poverty is currently more of an issue in Nigeria than hunger. Although major progress was made, the goal was not met. 2. Achieve universal primary education- The percentage of children enrolled in school in 1990 declined from 60% to 54% in 2013. However, the percentage of children completing primary school who were already enrolled went from 73% in 1993 to 82% currently. Also, the literacy rate increased 2.7% from 2000 to 2014. Although major progress was made, the goal was not met. 2. Achieve universal primary education- The percentage of children enrolled in school in 1990 declined from 60% to 54% in 2013. However, the percentage of children completing primary school who were already enrolled went from 73% in 1993 to 82% currently. Also, the literacy rate increased 2.7% from 2000 to 2014. Although major progress was made, the goal was not met. 3. Promote gender equality and empower women- Nigeria has been doing a very good job at improving gender equality in both the workplace and schools. The ratio of girls enrolled in schools compared to boys increased from 82% in 1991 to 94% in 2013. However, the amount of women in school decreases dramatically in Nigeria when they approach the tertiary level. Although women are very prominent in the primary sector of services, there are very few, only 7.7%, involved in jobs in the nonagricultural sector. There have been very strong improvements in gender parity, but weak progress in women empowerment. The goal was not met. 4. Reduce child mortality- Currently, the IMR is about 71.2 deaths per 1,000 live births, whereas in 1990 the child infant mortality rate was around 91 deaths per 1000 live births. One of the main factors to reducing the child mortality rate is the increase of immunizations in children against measles. The percentage of children immunized increased from 46% in 1990 to 63.0% in 2014. Overall, there was strong progress here but the goal was not met.
5. Improve maternal health- In 1990 there was about 1000 deaths per 100,000 live births, which improved drastically to 243 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2014. The Midwives Service Scheme was one of the biggest helps in reducing the maternal mortality rate, by properly assisting mothers during their births. This goal was met! 6. Combat HIV and AIDS, malaria and other diseases- The percentage of women in Nigeria affected by HIV has declined from 5.4% in 2000 to 4.1% in 2010 . However, tuberculosis is still a major issue, fluctuating between 300-400 people per 1,000 in the 1990s and 2000s. Although AIDs was reduced drastically, due to the fact that other diseases were not combated well this goal was not met. 7. Ensure environmental sustainability- Currently, about 67.0% of Nigeria's population has steady access to safe drinking water. Unfortunately, the majority of the population with water access is located in the South, and people in the North struggle to find safe drinking water. In the grand scheme of things, however, Nigeria has improved quite a lot in the provision of safe drinking water. Although improving in water quality supplies, sanitation facilities have been poorly provided. Due to this, the goal was not met. 8. Develop a global partnership for Development- Nigeria has improved drastically in this aspect, by increasing the number of people using cellular devices from 77.8 and 99.3 people per 100. However, only 42.68% people use the internet, showing that internet services need to be improved. Also, world connections have allowed Nigeria to improve infrastructure and human development. This goal was met!