We will start by first establishing the facets and parameters of national development, and then trace its historical evolution as a national development tool in Nigeria. Of course, the welfare and security of the people is, to a large extent, synonymous with national development and stability. From this, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) espoused the concept of Human Development as the ultimate goal of National Development. By 1990, the UNDP’s Human Development Report published the first Human Development Index (HDI) as a comprehensive annual tool for the measurement of human development in various nations of the world. In terms of human development, these correspond to nations of very high human development (with very high HDI), nations of high human development (with high HDI), nations of medium human development (with moderate HDI), and lastly, nations of low human development with low HDI.

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2019 04:25 UTC