THE ROLE OF PUBLIC POLICY IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined the role of Public Policy in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria. This study research design employed narrative analysis and to some extent, meta-analysis of secondary data acquired from some specific literary works and government publications. Findings revealed the existence of several Public Policies that is supporting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) economic related activities in Nigeria namely NAPEP, NEEDS, CCT, N-Power and GEEP between the periods 2001 to 2023, that UBE Policy, NHIS Policy, National Youth Policy, National Housing Policy and Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) policy are existing Public Policies supporting SDGs social related activities in Nigeria, that there are existing Public Policies supporting Sustainable Development Goals environmental related activities in Nigeria namely National Forestry Policy, Renewable Energy Policy, Wash Policy, Net Zero Carbon Policy and National clean cooking policy and recommend on five public policy tools that can support Sustainable Development Goals action plan in Nigeria namely Policy Implementation, Institutional Frameworks for Development, Public Awareness and Participation, Multisectoral Collaboration and Monitoring & Evaluation of Development Goals. This study recommends the need to sustain the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), a Medium Term Plan for 2017 – 2020 developed to eliminate the bottlenecks that impede innovation and market-based solutions by leveraging Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) and building a knowledge-based economy that is consistent with the aspirations of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) given that the initiatives address its three dimensions of economic, social and environmental sustainability issues.