TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviation......................................................................................v Preface...............................................................................................vi Introduction.......................................................................................1 What is Social Protection?..................................................................2 Nigeria: Overview of Poverty Profile.................................................3 Global Policy Framework for Social Protection.................................4 Highlights of the ILO Recommendation 202.....................................6 National Strategies for the Extension of Social Security...................8 Social Protection: Related Concept...................................................9 Functions of Social Protection........................................................10 Types of Social Protection...............................................................12 Rights Based Social Protection.......................................................14 Nigeria as a Signatory on Social Protection....................................16 Roles and Responsibilities of the State..........................................16 Roles of Development Partners.....................................................18 Roles and Responsibilities of Civil Society Organisations.............19 Past Social Protection Experiences................................................20 Impediments to Social Protection Policies in Nigeria....................27 National Policy Framework and Current Programmes of Social Protection in Nigeria............................................................32 The National Development Frameworks and Social Protection...36 International Agreements and Social Protection..........................38 Linking Social Protection and Sustainable Development.............39 Examples of Successful Social Protection Programmes in Africa...........................................................................................41 Recommendations..........................................................................44 References......................................................................................46 iv