There remain significant weaknesses in basic service provision in the north of Nigeria and health and education indicators remain poor. DFID’s assistance is designed to help the Nigerian government make more effective use of its own resources, which far exceed those provided by donors. DFID supports reform in the Federal Ministry of Education, works with the World Bank to deliver Education Sector Programmes in three States and provides £26 million through UNICEF for a Girls Education Project in six northern States with the highest differences in the number of girls and boys in school. Our £55 million Partnership for Transforming Health Systems (PATHS) works with the Federal Ministry of Health and selected States to deliver better health services, including support for retraining of nurses and other health workers.