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Journal VOL. 1 NO. 2, September. 2020, ISSN: 2714 - 4054

 

Human Rights and Development in Nigeria's Fourth Republic

Alufoge Kehinde Olufunso, Duruji Metumara Moses

 

ABSTRACT

Human rights and sustainable development are two concepts that are interdependent and much related. For this reason, the former Millennium Development Goals and present Agenda – 2030 are geared towards development through human rights based approach. This study therefore, is aimed at examining the present state of human rights in Nigeria and her level of development from 1999 to 2018. This study is basically qualitative, while linkage theory is adopted as its theoretical framework. The study posits that the persistent human rights violations in Nigeria is a major hindrance to sustainable development, and that Gross Domestic Product should not be the main indicator of development, since high GDP has not always reflected human development. The study concludes that human rights violations in Nigeria have impeded development in Nigeria.

 

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