Nigeria
| Performance Criterion | Score |
|---|---|
| Understanding of anti-personnel mine contamination (20% of overall score) | 3 |
| National ownership and programme management (10% of overall score) | 5 |
| Gender (10% of overall score) | 4 |
| Information management and reporting (10% of overall score) | 4 |
| Planning and tasking (10% of overall score) | 4 |
| Land release system (20% of overall score) | 3 |
| Land release outputs and Article 5 compliance (20% of overall score) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3.3 |
Key Developments
In 2022, the National Humanitarian Mine Action Committee (NHMAC) was established alongside the previously established Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Committee (APMBC) Inter-Ministerial Committee. With both seemingly established as the mine action authority, it raises concerns about how the programme will be managed. In a positive step, Nigeria submitted its first Article 7 report since 2012. However, the extent of anti-personnel (AP) mine contamination in the country is not known and Nigeria will need to build capacity across all areas of its mine action programme. Currently only the Nigerian security forces conduct clearance but their outputs have not been reported.
Recommendations for Action
- Nigeria should establish a federal national mine action centre to coordinate land release activities.
- Nigeria should develop a national mine action strategy that includes realistic goals for land release, agreed and specified criteria for the prioritisation of tasks, and uses land release terminology in a manner consistent with international standards.
- Nigeria should establish a central mine action database providing humanitarian agencies timely access to data on the location, type, and extent of mined areas.
- Nigeria should, as a matter of urgent priority, build mine clearance capacities.
- Nigeria’s should expedite the preparation and official adoption of national mine action legislation.
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