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Policy on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Nigeria
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
This policy highlights Nigeria’s plan to improve the effectiveness of its medical emergency response system to better address emergencies and also reform the processes of attending to patients by health providers. Through this plan, Nigeria highlights the emergency medical service pathways and the roles of all stakeholders involved along the value chain.
Nigeria • 2016 • Health
National Policy on Solid Minerals
Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Nigeria
This policy aims to ensure the orderly development of minerals resources of the country. The policy outlines regulations for the exploitation of mineral resources in Nigeria to ensure safe, orderly and economic exploitation of solid minerals resources in Nigeria. The policy also aims to protect the national interest in the exploitation of natural resources such as public revenue and environmental protection.
Nigeria • 2001 • Trade, Industry and Investment
National Telecommunications Policy
Ministry of Communication, Nigeria
The overarching goal of this policy is for the modernization and expansion of telecommunication networks and services across the country. The main short-term and medium-term goal of the policy was to achieve a tele density of 1 telephone to 100 inhabitants and to ensure that public telecommunication facilities are accessible to all communities in the country.
Nigeria • 2001 • Information, Communication and Technology
National Water and Sanitation Policy
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
The objective of the policy was to provide adequate, affordable and sustainable sanitation to all Nigerians through a collaborative effort of federal, state, and local government, private sector, communities, and individuals. The main strategy of the policy is the establishment of a sanitation task group with representation across the ministry of health, water resources, environment and national planning.
Nigeria • 2001 • Health
National Workplace policy on HIV and AIDS
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
This policy provides guidelines to the government. Employers and employees to protect the right and dignity of workers infected and affected by HIV/AIDs; to protect workers from HIV/AIDs including mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDs in the workplace and the elimination of stigma and discrimination of those affected by HIV/AIDs.
Nigeria • 2001 • Health
Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers Act, 1992
Ministry of Finance, Nigeria
This is an Act for the establishment of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers to regulate the activities of members of the profession as well as other related matters. The Act covers membership of the institute, supervision, penalties for unprofessional conduct and other related rules and regulations.
Nigeria • 1992 • Finance
Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 1995
Ministry of Finance, Nigeria
This is a decree by the Military government on offences involving false pretence and intent to defraud including conspiracy, aiding, laundry of funds obtained through unlawful activity and other fraud-related offences.
Nigeria • 1995 • Finance
National Quality Assurance Policy For Medicines and Other Health Products
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
This policy sets the quality assurance process for pharmaceutical products from the stage of design through production, procurement, storage, distribution, and marketing. It targets players in the manufacturing procurement, and supply value chains of the private sector. It aligns with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control Decree of 1993.
Nigeria • 2015 • Health
Legal and Regulatory Framework for Public Private Partnership
Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria
This document highlights the legal framework for Public-Private Partnership in Nigeria; the regulatory framework for Public-Private Partnership in Nigeria; and the framework for Public-Private Partnership contract in Nigeria.
Nigeria • 2009 • Finance
Consumer Protection Regulations
Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria
The Regulations provide minimum standards required of Institutions under the regulatory purview of the Bank on fair treatment of consumers, disclosure and transparency, business conduct, complaints handling and redress to protect the rights of consumers and to hold the institutions accountable.
Nigeria • 2019 • Finance
Consumer Protection Framework
Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria
The broad objective of the Framework is to enhance consumer confidence in the financial services industry and promote financial stability, growth and innovation.
Nigeria • 2016 • Finance
Protection Against Domestic Violence Law
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria
A law to protect against domestic violence and for connected purposes
Nigeria • 2007 • Gender and Human Rights
National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Act 2010
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria
An Act to amend the National Human Rights Commission Act, Cap. N46 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, to provide for among other things, the independence in the conduct of the affairs of the Commission.
Nigeria • 2010 • Gender and Human Rights
Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2003
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria
This is an Act to establish the National Agency for the prohibition of traffic in persons and other related matters and to vest it with the responsibility to enforce laws against traffic in persons, investigate and prosecute persons suspected to be engaged in traffic in persons and to take charge and coordinate the rehabilitation and counselling of trafficked persons; and for related matters.
Nigeria • 2003 • Gender and Human Rights
Consumer Protection Framework Guidelines On Disclosure And Transparency
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria
The objective of the Guidelines is to protect consumers against the provision of inadequate, misleading or failure to disclose material and relevant information and generally guard against lack of transparency by Financial Institutions in their dealings with consumers.
Nigeria • 2019 • Gender and Human Rights
Mapping of Laws Policies and Services on Gender Based Violence and its Intersections with HIV in Nigeria
Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Nigeria
This report documents the outcome of a mapping exercise aimed at identifying the laws, policies, services and other mechanisms available in the country for GBV and HIV intersections. It was also designed to assess the gaps in response and the opportunities available for engaging men in addressing the problem of GBV and its intersection with HIV as well as issues of women living with disabilities
Nigeria • • Gender and Human Rights
National Action Plan for the Promotion & Protection of Human Rights in Nigeria
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria
The National Action Plan for the Promotion and Protection of Human rights (NAP) is the response of the government of Nigeria to the recommendation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna Austria in 1993. It is an integrated and systematic national strategy to help realize the advancement of human rights in Nigeria.
Nigeria • 2006 • Gender and Human Rights
National Gender Policy Federal Republic of Nigeria (Situation Analysis/Framework)
Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Nigeria
The gender policy addresses the systematic inequalities between women and men in our society without ignoring the fundamental differences between them. More importantly, the gender policy prioritizes the empowerment of women as an entry point to achieving gender equality and seeks a balance of power relations between men and women for the optimum benefit of both parties.
Nigeria • 2006 • Gender and Human Rights
National Tobacco Control Act, 2015
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
This Act outlines the regulation for the production, distribution, and marketing of tobacco or tobacco products in Nigeria. It clearly outlines Nigeria’s position against tobacco use and tobacco’s health effects on Nigerians. It also outlines the roles of government stakeholders in managing tobacco use in the country.
Nigeria • 2015 • Health
National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change for Nigeria 2020
Ministry of Environment, Nigeria
The overall goal of this action plan is to ensure that national climate change processes in Nigeria’s mainstream gender considerations guarantee inclusivity of all demographics in the formulation and implementation of climate change initiatives, programs and policies.
Nigeria • 2020 • Gender and Human Rights