Nigeria Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) - Governance

The development objective of the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity: Governance (HOPE-GOV) for Nigeria is support the Federal Republic of Nigeria in strengthening financial and human resource management in basic education and primary health care sectors. The government programs that the HOPE-GOV program for results (PforR) will support focus on improving service delivery in the basic education and primary healthcare sectors. The government programs are: (i) the universal basic education (UBE) program established by the Universal Basic Education Act of 2004 (UBE Act), now being refocused through the new universal basic education roadmap (UBER), 2021 - 2030; and (ii) the basic healthcare provision program established by the National Health Act of 2014, now being implemented through the National Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII), 2024 - 2028. The program focuses on three result areas (RA): RA 1: increased availability and effectiveness of financing for basic education and primary healthcare service delivery; RA 2: enhanced transparency and accountability for basic education and primary healthcare financing; and RA 3: improved recruitment, deployment and performance management of basic education teachers and primary healthcare workers by federal, state, and local governments.