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Results in Nigeria

Nigeria has a dynamic economy and a large, rapidly growing population. Although maternal mortality rates have fallen, overall maternal deaths remain high, while contraceptive prevalence is low and teenage pregnancy is widespread. UNFPA programmes focus on improving maternal and newborn health, combating fistula and providing access to sexual and reproductive health services for young people. Family planning measures aim to broaden access to high-quality services and to improve management of contraceptives. Other efforts assist in producing key demographic data for development planning.

Result achieved in 2024

1

Over 100 communities publicly declared female genital mutilation abandonment, supported by 51 newly established surveillance systems for sustainability, shifting social norms through community-based interventions

2

Two states maintained functional Sexual Assault Referral Centres, while safe space initiatives reached over 2,300 adolescent girls with life skills and protection services

3

Over 278,000 participants accessed Youth Engagement Platforms through the establishment of five new Youth Friendly Spaces, exceeding programme targets

4

The Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2025/24 preliminary report and the nationwide UNFPA Supplies Survey covering all 36 states were completed

5

Over 4.9 million new users accessed contraceptives through procurement and last-mile distribution of family planning commodities nationwide, delivering over 660,000 couple-years of protection, preventing over 137,000 unintended pregnancies, averting over 100,000 unintended births and preventing over 670 maternal deaths

6

Lagos State adopted a revamped Youth Policy (2025–2027) with six strategic pillars; Zamfara State validated its first Youth Policy (2025–2030); and Nigeria finalized a National Strategy and Costed Action Plan to End Child Marriage (2024–2030)

2024 Humanitarian results

39,064

Women assisted to deliver babies safely in UNFPA-supported facilities

2,764,323

People Targeted by UNFPA

7,900,000

People in need

Nigeria Humanitarian Data

2024 Programme Results

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Nigeria 2024 Programme Activities data

Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices
By 2025, the reduction in gender-based violence and harmful practices has accelerated
Total Spending:
$8,679,336
Implemented by:
NGO $1,829,413 (21%)
GOV $473,435 (5%)
UNFPA $6,376,487 (73%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (46%)
Non-core Resources (54%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$18,425
Implemented by:
UNFPA $14,022 (76%)
NGO $1,001 (5%)
GOV $3,402 (18%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (84)
Non-core Resources (16)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$2,409,120
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,474,187 (61%)
NGO $808,515 (34%)
GOV $126,419 (5%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (47)
Non-core Resources (53)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$1,875,830
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,147,615 (61%)
NGO $682,340 (36%)
GOV $45,874 (2%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (23)
Non-core Resources (77)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$108,711
Implemented by:
UNFPA $26,145 (24%)
NGO $48,979 (45%)
GOV $33,587 (31%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (44)
Non-core Resources (56)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$1,004,119
Implemented by:
UNFPA $849,327 (85%)
NGO $29,628 (3%)
GOV $125,164 (12%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (92)
Non-core Resources (8)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$3,263,131
Implemented by:
UNFPA $2,865,192 (88%)
NGO $258,950 (8%)
GOV $138,989 (4%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (45)
Non-core Resources (55)
Ending preventable maternal deaths
By 2025, the reduction of preventable maternal deaths has accelerated
Total Spending:
$3,401,456
Implemented by:
GOV $299,190 (9%)
UNFPA $2,102,421 (62%)
NGO $999,845 (29%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (46%)
Non-core Resources (54%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$10,155
Implemented by:
UNFPA $5,216 (51%)
NGO $129 (1%)
GOV $4,810 (47%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (89)
Non-core Resources (11)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$216,988
Implemented by:
UNFPA $163,210 (75%)
NGO $37,935 (17%)
GOV $15,842 (7%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (67)
Non-core Resources (33)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$625,202
Implemented by:
UNFPA $367,155 (59%)
NGO $245,272 (39%)
GOV $12,775 (2%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (23)
Non-core Resources (77)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$12,662
Implemented by:
UNFPA $161 (1%)
GOV $12,500 (99%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (61)
Non-core Resources (39)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$373,547
Implemented by:
UNFPA $315,961 (85%)
NGO $7,799 (2%)
GOV $49,787 (13%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (93)
Non-core Resources (7)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$2,162,902
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,250,717 (58%)
NGO $708,710 (33%)
GOV $203,476 (9%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (42)
Non-core Resources (58)
Ending the unmet need for family planning
By 2025, the reduction in the unmet need for family planning has accelerated
Total Spending:
$6,481,169
Implemented by:
GOV $313,557 (5%)
UNFPA $4,605,926 (71%)
NGO $1,561,687 (24%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (32%)
Non-core Resources (68%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$4,817
Implemented by:
UNFPA $2,172 (45%)
NGO $219 (5%)
GOV $2,425 (50%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (133)
Non-core Resources (-33)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$679,846
Implemented by:
UNFPA $588,613 (87%)
NGO $67,854 (10%)
GOV $23,380 (3%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (36)
Non-core Resources (64)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$1,033,372
Implemented by:
UNFPA $596,436 (58%)
NGO $411,961 (40%)
GOV $24,974 (2%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (22)
Non-core Resources (78)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$7,573
Implemented by:
UNFPA $-13,645 (-180%)
GOV $21,218 (280%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (-18)
Non-core Resources (118)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$1,424,106
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,324,940 (93%)
NGO $16,165 (1%)
GOV $83,000 (6%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (47)
Non-core Resources (53)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$3,331,456
Implemented by:
UNFPA $2,107,410 (63%)
NGO $1,065,487 (32%)
GOV $158,559 (5%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (27)
Non-core Resources (73)
Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
Total Spending:
$296,224
Implemented by:
UNFPA $289,623 (98%)
GOV $5,985 (2%)
NGO $616 (0%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (31%)
Non-core Resources (69%)
Improved programming for results
Improved programming for results
Total Spending:
$296,224
Implemented by:
UNFPA $289,623 (98%)
NGO $616 (0%)
GOV $5,985 (2%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (31)
Non-core Resources (69)
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Programme Documentation

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CPD Nigeria [2023-2027] (DP/FPA/CPD/NGA/9)
Cycle: 2023-2027
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CPD Nigeria [2009-2012] (DP/FPA/CPD/NGA/6)
Cycle: -2012
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CPD Nigeria [2009-2012] (DP/FPA/CPD/NGA/6)
Cycle: 2009-2012
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CPD Nigeria [2018-2022] (DP/FPA/CPD/NGA/8)
Cycle: 2018-2022
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CPD Nigeria [2014-2017] (DP/FPA/CPD/NGA/7)
Cycle: 2014-2017
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CPAP Nigeria [2011-2013]
Cycle: 2011-2013
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