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SSA-OSSAP, Orelope-Adefulire
By ABUBAKAR YUSUF
The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Thursday, launched the independent evaluation on SDGs goals 3, 4.
The two critical goals, first of its kind in Nigeria, comprising Health and Education, present a comprehensive report on Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the program in the last six years and towards its 2020-2030 agenda among the 17 goals , and 169 targets.
The event took place at the Conference Hall of the Presidential Villa on Thursday, August 25, 2022.
The Goals management efforts under Princess Adejoke Orelope- Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President (SSA-OSSAP), was in line with the global sustainable template agreed in March 2016 during the 70th UN General Assembly to continue to evaluate its programs which started in 2019.
The need to review achievements of the SDGs in Nigeria was geared towards addressing the critical areas of provision of basic needs on Health and Education that is geared towards addressing the social, economic and environmental issues.
The official launch by Nigeria's Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo, attracted Ministers, State Governor's, State Commissioners of Health and Education, organised private sector, civil society organisations and development partners, critical stakeholders of the programme in Nigeria.
