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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