Prospects for Achieving Sustainable Development Through the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria.

Abstract

In recent time, the concept of sustainable development cannot be overemphasized. Since
the early 1980s, the term ‘sustainable development’ has been used widely and
indiscriminately. The term began to gain popularity, when it became increasingly
fashionable to use it as a way of responding to global environmental concerns, biophysical
issues, fairness, equity and distribution. With this in mind, the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) were put up in recent times to address and include the issue of
sustainability in development. In essence, this study is carried out with a view to enhance
the understanding about the analytical content of sustainable development as well as
sensitizing the Nigerian economy to key into the current wave of sustaining the global
economy. In the light of some of the environmental as well as socio-economic challenges
permeating the Nigerian economy, it is therefore required that the Nigerian government
concentrates on key areas that can help boost and sustain its developmental objectives.
Hence, this paper helps to understand the concept and need for sustainable development.
Besides, key developmental areas that require sustainability in Nigeria are addressed.
Key Words: “Sustainableâ€, “Globalizationâ€, “Environmentâ€, “Developmentâ€