Drawing on his roles with bilateral development agencies, Mwamba argues that political economy analysis (the “Thinking Politically”) is widely used, but reform depends on the “Working Politically”: judgement exercised when evidence collides with donor incentives. Three cases illustrate this:
TPP associate Steve Fraser is providing political economy expertise to the the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Land Facility project. This builds on groundwork laid by a fellow TPP principal, Niki Palmer, through the Facility’s Decision Support Unit.
This note synthesises evidence on PERL's contribution to improved budget processes in Kaduna, Kano and Jigawa (2016–24), how those changes were achieved, lessons learned, and the sustainability of reforms, with recommendations for future programme support.
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has commissioned an analysis of Nigeria's migration management system, to better understand the incentives of stakeholders - both officials and Nigerian citizens.
The Policy Practice supports the UK government-funded Partnership for Agile Governance & Climate Engagement programme in Nigeria with independent research, evidence and learning.
Olly Owen is leading a TPP team working on the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) programme. This is a four-year programme funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and managed by Tetra Tech International Development.
SPRiNG supports a more stable and peaceful Nigeria, so that citizens benefits from reduced violence and increased resilience to climate change. Working with Nigerian stakeholders, SPRiNG aims to:
Nigeria’s forest policy is shifting from donor-driven agendas to a growing domestic conservation movement led by scientists, urban advocates, faith groups, and rural communities facing environmental degradation. While the sector suffers from resource shortages, it benefits from committed professionals. Decentralized governance creates varied state-level policies, ranging from conservation to active deforestation. Challenges like attention and capacity deficits are easier to address than entrenched interests in other sectors.
As part of the UK Partnership for Accelerated Climate Transitions programme (UK PACT), TPP Principal Olly Owen and TPP Associate Ochuko Obido led a scoping study on nature in Nigeria.
UK PACT was a five-year programme funded by UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and managed by the Palladium Group.
This study was commissioned by the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) and led by TPP Principal Olly Owen working with TPP Associates Suwaiba Ahmad and Sa'eed Hussaini, as well as Prof Akkani Akinyemi.
The overall objective was to support CIFF’s sexual reproduction and health rights work around the future direction of their funding linked to data and advocacy in Nigeria.
Sam Gibson, TPP Associate, and Laure-Hélène Piron, TPP Director, tested and finalised a toolkit on women's political empowerment for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD).