Full Report: Financing Analysis of ECD in Crisis in Nigeria

This report examines how Nigeria finances Early Childhood Development in Crisis (ECDiC) between 2020
and 2025, focusing on children aged 0–8 affected by conflict, displacement, climate change, and economic
stress. Recognising that ECDiC is not financed through a single budget line, the analysis adopts a multi
sectoral public finance lens to examine how resources flow through health, nutrition, and other social
determinants of health, including education, social protection, and humanitarian systems.

The analysis finds that although nominal allocations to social sectors increased over the review period,
ECDiC remains fiscally invisible, embedded within sector budgets without dedicated identification, unified
accountability, or systematic tracking. As a result, financing for young children in emergencies is poorly
protected during budget execution and highly exposed to delays, inflation, and reprioritisation during
periods of fiscal stress.