Nigeria fact sheet
An overview of Nigeria's development context shaping SNV and partners’ collaboration with national and local governments toward fostering inclusive, climate-resilient, and well-governed systems.
Abstract
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has made significant progress in education, healthcare, and economic opportunities in recent years. However, not everyone benefits from these improvements, and approximately 61% of the population continues to live in poverty.
Regional disparities, particularly in the north, are reinforced by weak human capital, insurgency, food, and livelihood insecurity. This is exacerbated by increased drought, floods, and extreme heat, highlighting the need for targeted efforts to improve infrastructure, service delivery, and provide decent economic opportunities for the 5.5 million Nigerians who reach working age every year.
Since 2022, SNV and its partners have advanced the government’s development priorities by expanding climate-smart agriculture, inclusive food systems, and climate finance, while investing in practical, lasting solutions that improve people’s access to decent work and safe, clean energy, as well as the sustainable management of land and water resources. Connecting local realities with national goals facilitates climate adaptation and mitigation, strengthens institutions and effective governance, and improves gender equity and social inclusion, thereby contributing to a fairer, more resilient future for all.
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