The Republic

Chapter II · Law

The Policy Library

The federal policy register — Health, Education, ICT, Petroleum, Climate, Agriculture, Trade, Finance, Security, Welfare, Housing, Transport, Labour, Justice. Each entry cites basis in statute and implementation status.

Federal policies in force

53 of 53 policies · 18 categories

▸HealthHealth

6 policies
Active

National Health Policy, 2016

Basis: National Health Act 2014 §2; CFRN §17(2)(c). Framework for Universal Health Coverage. Operates the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (1% CRF).

FMOH

Active

National Strategic Health Development Plan II (2018 — 2022, extended)

Operationalises NHP 2016. Targets 100% functional PHCs at ward level.

FMOH

Active

National Health Insurance Authority Act Implementation Framework, 2022

Operationalises mandatory health insurance for all residents; State Social Health Insurance Agencies.

NHIA

Active

National HIV/AIDS Strategic Framework 2021 — 2025

NACA-led. 95-95-95 UNAIDS targets; sustained ART roll-out.

NACA

Active

National Mental Health Policy, 2013 (revised 2022)

Operationalises Mental Health Act 2021. Integration of mental health into PHC.

FMOH

Active

National Tobacco Control Policy, 2017

Implements National Tobacco Control Act 2015; FCTC compliance.

FMOH

▸EducationEducation

6 policies
Active

National Policy on Education, 6th edition (2013)

Basis: CFRN §18. The 9-3-4 system; mass literacy and adult education.

FMOE

Active

Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme

Basis: UBE Act 2004. Compulsory free education primary 1 through JSS 3.

UBEC

Active

National Policy on Open and Distance Learning, 2017

Frames online and dual-mode tertiary education; basis for NOUN expansion.

NUC

Partial

National Policy on Almajiri Education, 2010

Integration of Almajiri pupils into formal schooling system; intermittent implementation.

UBEC

Active

National Digital Literacy Framework, 2023

Target: 70% digital literacy by 2027. Aligned with Broadband Plan.

FMOCDE

Active

National Research and Innovation Council Policy, 2016

Coordinates publicly funded research; commercialisation framework.

FMOST

▸ICTICT

5 policies
Active

Nigerian National Broadband Plan 2020 — 2025

70% broadband penetration by 2025; min. 25 Mbps urban / 10 Mbps rural.

FMOCDE

Active

National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy 2020 — 2030

Eight pillars — digital society, soft infrastructure, indigenous content.

FMOCDE

Active

National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, 2024

Aligns NAIS with sector regulators; sandbox framework via NITDA.

NITDA

Active

Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 / NDPA 2023 Framework

Operationalises the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023; Data Protection Commission.

NDPC

Active

National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy, 2021

Implements Cybercrimes Act 2015. ngCERT; protection of CNII.

ONSA

▸PetroleumPetroleum

2 policies
Active

Decade of Gas Initiative (2021 — 2030)

Operationalises PIA 2021. Gas-to-Power, LPG penetration, autogas conversion.

FMOP

Active

National Gas Expansion Programme, 2020

Targets domestic gas demand growth; LPG depots and CNG stations.

FMOP

▸EnergyEnergy

3 policies
Active

National Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy, 2015

30 GW renewables by 2030; net-metering and feed-in tariff regulations.

FMOP

Draft

National Electric Vehicle Policy (draft), 2023

Phased EV adoption; charging infrastructure standards.

NADDC

Active

Rural Electrification Strategy and Implementation Plan, 2016

REA mandate; mini-grids; solar home systems.

REA

▸ClimateClimate

2 policies
Active

National Climate Change Policy 2021 — 2030

Basis: Climate Change Act 2021. Net-zero window 2050 — 2070; National Council on Climate Change.

FMENV

Active

Nigeria's Updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), 2021

Unconditional 20% / conditional 47% reduction below BAU by 2030.

FMENV

▸EnvironmentEnvironment

2 policies
Active

National Environmental Sanitation Policy, 2005 (revised)

Integrated solid waste management; sanitation regulations.

FMENV

Active

National Forest Policy, 2020

Reverses forest loss; FREDD+ implementation; carbon credits.

FMENV

▸AgricultureAgriculture

3 policies
Active

National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy 2022 — 2027 (NATIP)

Successor to Agricultural Promotion Policy ('Green Alternative'). Food security; value chains.

FMAFS

Partial

National Livestock Transformation Plan 2019 — 2028

Sedentarisation of pastoralists; ranching infrastructure across pilot States.

FMAFS

Active

National Food Security Policy, 2023

Declared emergency on food security; strategic grain reserves; CBN AGSMEIS.

FMAFS

▸TradeTrade

2 policies
Active

AfCFTA Implementation Strategy, 2022

Operationalises the African Continental Free Trade Agreement domestic implementation.

NACC

Active

Nigeria-China Bilateral Currency Swap Operational Framework, 2018

CBN-PBOC framework for RMB settlement on trade flows.

CBN

▸IndustryIndustry

2 policies
Active

Nigerian Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP)

Five-year industrialisation plan. Sector priorities: agro-allied, metals & solid minerals, oil & gas.

FMIT

Active

National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP), 2014 (revised 2023)

Local assembly incentives; CKD/SKD import duty bands.

NADDC

▸FinanceFinance

5 policies
Active

Nigeria Tax Reform Acts 2025 (NTA / NTAA / JRB / NRS)

Four-pillar tax overhaul signed 26 June 2025; commencement 1 January 2026.

Presidency / FMFin

Superseded by 2025 framework

National Tax Policy (revised 2017)

Tax policy framework. Foundation for Finance Acts 2019 — 2023 and the 2025 Tax Reform Acts.

FMFin

Active

Medium-Term National Development Plan 2021 — 2025

Successor to ERGP 2017 — 2020. Targets 5% GDP growth; 21m jobs.

FMFin / NPC

Active

Nigeria Agenda 2050

Long-term plan to upper-middle income status by 2050; integrates SDGs.

NPC

Active

Open Government Partnership National Action Plan 2023 — 2025

Fiscal transparency, beneficial ownership register, citizen engagement.

FMFin / OGP

▸SecuritySecurity

4 policies
Active

National Counter-Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST 2016, revised 2023)

Pursue, Protect, Prevent, Prepare and Promote. ONSA coordinated.

ONSA

Active

Policy Framework and National Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, 2017

Whole-of-society PCVE approach; community engagement units.

ONSA

Active

National Action Plan on Small Arms and Light Weapons, 2021

ECOWAS Convention domestication; National Centre for the Control of SALW.

ONSA

Active

Community Policing Framework, 2020

Implements Police Act 2020 §80; ward-level community policing officers.

NPF

▸WelfareWelfare

3 policies
Active

National Social Protection Policy, 2017 (revised 2021)

Cash transfers; N-Power; Home-Grown School Feeding; framework absorbed into NSIO.

FMHADMSD

Active

National Policy on Gender, 2021

Replaces 2006 Policy. Mainstreams gender; affirmative action targets.

FMOWA

Active

National Policy for IDPs, 2021

Operationalises Kampala Convention; durable solutions framework.

FMHADMSD

▸HousingHousing

1 policy
Active

National Housing Policy, 2012 (revised 2022 draft)

Targets 1m housing units annually; mortgage market deepening via FMBN / NMRC.

FMW&H

▸LandLand

1 policy
Active

National Urban Development Policy, 2012

Smart-city framework; urban renewal; basis for ongoing Lagos / Abuja master plans.

FMW&H

▸TransportTransport

2 policies
Active

National Transport Policy, 2010 (revised 2020)

Multi-modal integration; concessions framework for ports and railways.

FMOT

Active

Nigerian Civil Aviation Policy, 2013

Reform of NCAA, FAAN, NAMA; basis of Civil Aviation Act 2022.

FMA

▸LabourLabour

2 policies
Active

National Employment Policy, 2017

Active labour market policies; informal sector formalisation; basis of NDE programmes.

FMLE

Active

National Policy on Labour Migration, 2014

Diaspora engagement; ratifies ILO conventions on migrant workers.

FMLE

▸JusticeJustice

2 policies
Active

National Policy on Justice 2017 — 2022 (revised 2023)

Speedy trial, decongestion of custodial centres, judicial integrity, e-justice.

FMOJ

Active

National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2017 — 2021 (extended)

Five pillars — prevention, public engagement, ethical re-orientation, enforcement, recovery.

FMOJ

Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.