An Assessment of the Department for International Development (DFID) Development Assistance in Nigeria (2010-2015)

The Department for International Development (DFID) support to the government and people of Nigeria dates back to the 1960's. One perspective sees it as agent of imperialism, some as desirable while others with mix-feelings. The aim of the study is a) to find out the motivations for DFID support for development in Nigeria b) find out the volume of DFID support in Nigeria c) assessment of DFID's support for development in Nigeria. Lastly, we discovered that one of the motivations for DFID interventions in development process in Nigeria is driven by deficiencies in government which its Country Partnership Strategy 2009-13 identifies as: Limited transparency and accountability in public resources management at all levels of government, exacerbated by weak sanctions; and low capacity of the civil service to implement programmes. The Second reason is bore out of the fact that Nigeria has a quarter of her citizens who are extremely poor, with about 100 million of the population of 183.5 million populations. Besides, the volume of DFID support has increased on an annual basis since 2011. Moreover, DFID support to Nigeria has been impactful in promoting development in Nigeria especially in the area of health service delivery, governance, education and capacity building.