Regional planning and development in nigeria, now in our hands, is a logical and praiseworthy testimony of the development on the foundation laid at the 2010 mcpdp. Cameroon vision 2035 expresses the aspirations of cameroonians to be a united nation enjoying peace and security. In addition, experience show that this critical task which ought to draw input from critical sectors and be a bottomup process operates in the reverse. People do hide under the cover of national interest to project and protect their own individual or group interest. In this development plan, the nigerian policy makers defined the type of nation that nigeria should be. The particular focus will be on understanding it from a science, engineering, technology set perspective. The coordinated programme of economic and social development policies 20102016 underpins the preparation of development plans and annual budgets at the sector and district levels throughout the country. Sanusi lamido sanusi, coneconomic development aspirations and the leadership question 3 p a g e with selfless and unflinching desire to steer the course of our economic development and national unity. A key feature of this plan was a deliberate attempt to strengthen the programmes being implemented by the national directorate of employment. There was a crucial need for a definition of the size of the resource gap resulting from expected capital expenditures less available domestic resources and disbursements. Attainment of higher levels of self sufficiency in the production of food and other raw materials. Abstract nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999 with the enthusiasm to chat new political and socioeconomic dispensation. National interest and national development in nigeria. Overview of national development planning in nigeria the nigerian experience as regards development planning can be discussed in the light of long, medium, and shortterm plan in the version of perspective, fixed and budgetary plans.
Understanding development development in human society is a manysided process. As you will recall, in the quest to improve the material wellbeing. At a 2day nigeria meeting organized by the overseas development institute, london, 1617 june 2004 contact. The policy development facility ii was a flexible, rapidresponse facility that supported champions of changeprimarily federal ministers, but also other highlevel government officials such as the office of the vice presidentto implement economic and social policies that further reduce poverty in nigeria.
In a situation such as this, national interest does have a negative contribution to national development. Federal republic of nigeria, second national development plan, 19701974, lagos. Essentially, the recent epoch of national development plan in the country dates back to the period after the structural adjustment. Jan 14, 2016 development planning in nigeria can be classified under three eras. 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 first fiveyear plan ran from 1988 to 1993, the second was a sixyear plan from 1994 to 1999 and the third ran as a sevenyear plan from 2000 to 2006. Housing development in nigeria humanitarian library.
Nigeria national development plan 19621968 english abstract. Federalism and national development planning in nigeria. The implementations of the national industrial revolution plan and the nigeria integrated infrastructure master plan will play huge roles in achieving the set targets by 2020. The plan calls for establishment of a benchmark for population censuses through the activities of a newly established national population commission. It was originally set up by decree no 12 of 1992 as the national planning commission and later amended by act 71 of 1993. Recommendations to improve the national development plan. The federal ministry of budget and national planning is one of the federal ministries of nigeria. The national planning commission npc, a group of experts from a wide range of disciplines under the chairmanship of minister in the presidency trevor manuel, was established in 2010 to address inequity and poverty. The nigerian national development plan, 19621968, has been formulated as the first of a series of three or four plans, the implementation of which is intended to bring the country to selfsustained economic growth and economic independence. Problems of nigeria development plan and possible solutions. The second national development plan period19741980.
My own role in this overall study was specifically to analyze the role of housing in the nigerian national economy, develop an analytical modal for identifying the volume and types of housing affordable by different income classes. Development planning in nigeria can be classified under three eras. The first plan covered the period 196263196768 and provided for capital expenditure of 2. 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 7point agenda to mention a few. Collapse of the first republic and the commencement of civil war also disrupted the plan. In this vein, the objectives of the first national rolling plan were itemised as. In this followup article, i will be suggesting possible solutions that can be adopted to solve these 17 million housing deficits in nigeria. It is worrisome that these development plans and visions have failed to achieve their. National interest and national development the term national interest is characterized with inconsistency. As stated in that article, nigeria with a population of about 174 million people is currently facing a national housing deficits of about 17 million units. Development planning in nigeria has suffered from lack of coordination and harmonization of programmespolicies both within the tenure of an administration and those succeeding it.
Nwosu nigeria has since 1946 adopted development planning as a strategy of accelerating economic and social development. Nov 15, 2017 the implementations of the national industrial revolution plan and the nigeria integrated infrastructure master plan will play huge roles in achieving the set targets by 2020. At the level of the individual, it implies increased skill and capacity, greater freedom, creativity, self discipline, responsibility and. Its fortynine years of independence actually are rolling by daily in search of development. Office of national development and planning, 1966 zambia 288 pages. After the civil war in 1970, the second national development plan 1970 to 1974 was launched, the plan priorities were in agriculture, industry, transport, manpower, defence, electricity, communication and water supply and provision of social services. Second national development plan 19701974, the third national development plan 19751980 and the fourth national development plan 19811985. Fundamental policy conditions for the development process while the four basic objectives have guided the formulation of the national development strategy, directly and also via the definition of corresponding sectorlevel objectives, there are additional considerations of an overarching nature that are incorporated into the strategy and should guide its implementation. The policy development facility ii was a flexible, rapidresponse facility that supported champions of changeprimarily federal ministers, but also other highlevel government officials such as the office of the vice presidentto implement economic and social policies that further reduce poverty in nigeria pdf ii supported the nigerian government in making its ministries. The first national rolling plan which lasted throughout 1990 1992. The fixed mediumterm planning in nigeria commenced with the first national development plan 19621968. Being africans, we are acutely aware of the wider world, deeply implicated in our past and present.
National development, development, nigeria, developing society, governance, development plan. This plan was preceded by the first national development plan, 196268, the implementation of which was compromised by political events leading to a civil war that did not end until january 1970. The development plan the second national development plan covers the four fiscal years 197071197374 aprilmarch. 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. The myth of growth and development is so entrenched that the. The agenda for development planning was set in 2003 by a poverty reduction strategy paper. These are the first national development plan 19621968. Merits, defects of nigerias economic recovery, growth plan. Immediately after attainment of independence in 1960, the first national development plan 19621968 was launched. Nigerias economic development aspirations and the leadership. Other articles where first national development plan is discussed. Mediumterm development plans and national rolling plans were also developed and implemented with mixed results. His reasons for extending the transition to civil rule programme from 6 months to 6.
Nigeria is permanently hunted by the spectre of development. Federal ministry of budget and national planning nigeria. Federal ministry of information, printing division, lagos, 1978. Since independence, nigeria has embarked on series of national development plans and visions in her endless efforts to search for appropriate development strategy.
The particular focus will be on understanding it from a. Nigeriapolicy development facility phase ii pdf ii. Federal ministry of national planning the national planning office. Federal republic of nigeria, report of the tribunal of inquiry into the affairs of lagos executive development board. Rural water supply and sustainable development in nigeria. National development plan of nigeria nigeria has had a relatively long experience in development planning beginning with the colonial development plan 195868. Because of the need for the understanding of the meaning of national development, it becomes a necessity that we ask the first question. The political economy of national development plans in nigeria 105 balance of payment problem. 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. The plan must demonstrate compliance with the nigerian content requirements of the act. The implementation of the plan was extended to 1969. This later plan, which provided for major investment in infrastructure and manufacturing, was largely implemented and generally successful which was not true of. Ministry of economic affairs, government of nigeria as input into their fourth development plan.
Development strategies in nigeria the following are the various development strategies that has been adopted at one time or the other. The recently launched national development plan ndp. The federal government unveiled the national economic recovery and growth plan two weeks ago. The hdi of subsaharan africa as a region increased from 0. The introduction of national economic empowerment and development strategy needs as a medium term planning strategy was a blueprint for new order. The era of fixed medium term plan 19621985 witnessed four successful plans in nigeria. Reflections on the national economic empowerment and development strategy needs 20032007 article pdf available may 2009 with 39,049 reads how we measure. Federal republic of nigeria, second national development. First national development plan zambian economic plan. Set 1 the context of the national development plan ndp. Development plan designed to deliver growth within nigerias micro, small, and medium enterprises. Consequently, nigeria had tried out some major reforms as development strategies in order to develop. This later plan, which provided for major investment in infrastructure and manufacturing, was largely implemented and generally successful which was not true of subsequent plans.
These require the involvement of the broadest representation of stakeholder groups and to acknowledge the development index known to mankind for development strategies. National development plan 197074, wh ich sought to make nigeria a great and dynamiic economy. Plans which appear excellent have often been drawn up with expert assistance from international bodies. Programme of postwar reconstruction and development. National development is a vertically integrated real estate investment, development, construction and management firm. Nigeria national development plan 19621968 english. It is imperative that we understand the concept of national development in the course of this study. Federalism and national development planning in nigeria adam adem anyebe1 abstract the viewpoint often heard among students ofdevelopment planningis that federalism is not compatible with national development planning. The era of rolling plan 1990 1998 this phase covered 3 plans, namely. Nigeria national development plan 19621968 english the.
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