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Harnessing Demographic Dividend in Nigeria: Evaluation of the Progress in the Implementation of the National Roadmap

Noah Olasehinde, Olanrewaju Olaniyan, Rasaki Dauda, Oyeteju Odufuwa, Chukwuedo Oburota, Olabanji Awodumi, Temitope Olalude, Omolola Lipede, Oluwatoyin Adebayo, and Andat Dasogot

The Roadmap for harnessing demographic dividend (DD) in Nigeria was developed to guide and facilitate the implementation of the African Union theme for the year 2017 to put Nigeria on the path to reaping DD within the shortest possible time, through key deliverables, milestones and concrete activities divided along five thematic pillars. By design, the Roadmap has five-year implementation timeline and to measure the progress of the implementation, a comparative analysis of the Demographic Dividend Monitoring Index (DDMI) of 2017 (baseline) and 2023 (endline) was conducted through the computation of 24 domains and 96 standardized outcome indicators. in five years, the pillars that progressed include health (32.9% to 39.6%), economic (34.2% to 38.3%) and evidence-building (10.6% to 23.4%) while the two that witness decline are education (45.1% to 43.6%) and governance (51.1% to 40.6%). the implementation of DD-related activities in Nigeria was not impressive during the five-year period.