About us
Our Vision
A transformed Nigeria where public policies are informed by evidence, inclusion and pragmatism.
Our Mission
To generate and advocate evidence-based, inclusive and pragmatic public policies that sustainably address Nigeria’s lingering and emerging challenges.
Our Value
Independence. Integrity. Inclusion. Pragmatism. Collaboration
Our Vision
A transformed Nigeria where public policies are informed by evidence, inclusion and pragmatism.
Our Mission
To generate and advocate evidence-based, inclusive and pragmatic public policies that sustainably address Nigeria’s lingering and emerging challenges.
Our Value
Independence. Integrity. Inclusion. Pragmatism. Collaboration
Our Team
Founder
Agora Public was founded by Waziri Adio, a renowned journalist, policy expert and former public official. He is the immediate past Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and the author of 'The Arc of the Possible', a memoir of his stewardship at NEITI. He is also a Contributing Editor to the THISDAY/ARIVETV
group.
He has held senior positions in different organisations, ranging from editor and columnist at This Day Newspapers, special adviser to the Senate President, communication specialist for UNDP, lead consultant at TTC, and the publisher of Metropole, an Abuja-based magazine, which he founded in 2012.
He was educated at the University of Lagos, Columbia University, and Harvard University, where he earned a BSc in Mass Communication, a MS in Journalism, and an MPA in Public Administration respectively.
At different times, he was also a Fellow of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism and an Edward S. Mason Fellow in public policy and management at Harvard University, a Visiting Fellow at the African Studies Centre, University of Oxford, and a fellow of the African Leadership Initiative West Africa (ALIWA).
Our Team
Founder
Agora Public was founded by Waziri Adio, a renowned journalist, policy expert and former public official. He is the immediate past Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and the author of 'The Arc of the Possible', a memoir of his stewardship at NEITI. He is also a Contributing Editor to the THISDAY/ARIVETV
group.
He has held senior positions in different organisations, ranging from editor and columnist at This Day Newspapers, special adviser to the Senate President, communication specialist for UNDP, lead consultant at TTC, and the publisher of Metropole, an Abuja-based magazine, which he founded in 2012.
He was educated at the University of Lagos, Columbia University, and Harvard University, where he earned a BSc in Mass Communication, a MS in Journalism, and an MPA in Public Administration respectively.
At different times, he was also a Fellow of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism and an Edward S. Mason Fellow in public policy and management at Harvard University, a Visiting Fellow at the African Studies Centre, University of Oxford, and a fellow of the African Leadership Initiative West Africa (ALIWA).
We exist to address observed gaps in policy and governance process in Nigeria
We exist to address observed gaps in policy and governance process in Nigeria
Why We Exist
We exist to address observed gaps in policy and governance process in Nigeria and to improve policy and governance outcomes through evidence, dialogue and capacity.
Public policies provide important tools for improving the fortunes of citizens and countries.However, research and experience have shown that most policies fail to achieve the desiredtransformative effect, especially in developing countries like Nigeria.
Established reasons for policy failures include: lack of rigorous analysis of policy alternatives, lack of ownership of policies by the populace, limited engagement with stakeholders (especially the socially-excluded groups), and inadequate capacity for project design, implementation and tracking.
Agora Policy intends to address these challenges by promoting an approach that will use the policy-making process to engender fresh solutions to societal challenges through credible research, strategic engagement between policy makers and the citizenry, and improved capacity for policy design, implementation, and appraisal.
Why We Exist
We exist to address observed gaps in policy and governance process in Nigeria and to improve policy and governance outcomes through evidence, dialogue and capacity.
Public policies provide important tools for improving the fortunes of citizens and countries.However, research and experience have shown that most policies fail to achieve the desiredtransformative effect, especially in developing countries like Nigeria.
Established reasons for policy failures include: lack of rigorous analysis of policy alternatives, lack of ownership of policies by the populace, limited engagement with stakeholders (especially the socially-excluded groups), and inadequate capacity for project design, implementation and tracking.
Agora Policy intends to address these challenges by promoting an approach that will use the policy-making process to engender fresh solutions to societal challenges through credible research, strategic engagement between policy makers and the citizenry, and improved capacity for policy design, implementation, and appraisal.
We exist to address observed gaps in policy and governance process in Nigeria
