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We take Nigeria's policies, budgets and big public decisions and make them make sense — so more of us can follow what's happening, ask sharper questions, and actually do something about it.
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From the fine print to your next move.
Most policy is written to be impenetrable. We don't think it has to be. Every brief, episode and explainer we make moves through the same three steps.
Make it make sense.
We translate dense policy, budgets and legalese into plain language you can actually read — short, honest and free of jargon.
Point to the next step.
Understanding is only useful if you can use it. Each piece ends with a clear, doable step — a question to ask, a right to claim, someone to hold to account.
Call it civic education, policy literacy and public accountability if you like. We just call it Evidence, Clarity, Action.
New · October 2026
Civic guide · Elections 2027
How to Read a Manifesto
Every campaign promises jobs, roads and an end to corruption. Our citizen's guide gives you six questions to run any promise through: can it be checked, is it this office's job, what does it cost and who pays, who loses, how will it happen, and where did it come from. Each one can be answered from the document itself and public information.
It comes with a worked example, the red flags to look for, and a scoring sheet. Or score a candidate's manifesto on your phone with our free Manifesto Scorecard.
More from our research
Policy brief · SDG 5 · Feb 2026
Bridging the Gender Gap: SDG 5 Implementation in Nigeria
An assessment of Nigeria's progress on gender equality — legislative frameworks, institutional gaps and regional disparities, with comparative lessons from Namibia, Rwanda and South Africa, and six priority reforms for 2030.
Policy Corner · the podcast
Policy Corner
Plain conversations about how Nigeria actually works — and what we can do about it.
Episode 04 · 12 Sep 2026 · 25 min
Campaign Season! Job Interview Season! Who's Funding Your Candidate?
The 2027 campaign is a job interview, and you are on the panel. We look at who pays for Nigerian campaigns, what the revised Electoral Act now allows in spending and donations, why expensive campaigns produce thin manifestos, and a simple four-part way to judge a candidate. No endorsements, no party positions.
Hosted by Chike Ibewuike & Oyindamola Adebayo
Earlier episodes
Episode 03 · Party primaries
The S-election Before The Elections
Episode 02 · Tax policy
Breaking Down Nigeria's Tax Act 2025 — With a Tax Expert
Episode 01 · The launch
Introducing Policy Corner: Why Policy Literacy Matters for Every Nigerian
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