Table 2 Key developments in history of sexuality education in Nigeria
From: International norms and the politics of sexuality education in Nigeria
Phase 1 Agenda-setting 1989-1996 | • National Adolescent Health Policy (1995) • Task force to adapt US sexuality education guidelines to Nigerian context (1995) • Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Nigeria (1996) |
Phase 2 Policy formulation and adoption 1997-2002 | • Government concern about HIV epidemic grows • National Strategic Framework for the Implementation of Adolescent Reproductive Health Programs in Nigeria (1999) • Nigeria transitions to democracy (1999) • Passage of ‘National Comprehensive Sexuality Education Curriculum’ (2001) • Curriculum changed to abstinence-only, renamed ‘Family Life and HIV Education’ (2002) |
Phase 3 Implementation and evaluation 2003-onwards | • Implementation of curriculum varies greatly from state to state • Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provides funding for curriculum implementation (2010) • Global Fund reduces number of states receiving funding to implement curriculum (2013) |