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Expertise and services
Eight areas of practice, with the problems they address and the assignments that show the work.
Areas of practice
"Core practice" means a record of repeated assignments. "Growing practice" means a smaller, more recent record.
01. Economic policy and development economics
Problems it addresses
Governments and institutions that need a clear reading of the fiscal and economic evidence before they choose a policy.
Who it serves
Legislatures, ministries, development partners, research institutes.
Support available
Macroeconomic and fiscal policy analysis, reform assessment, briefing papers and policy recommendations. Past work includes policy briefs for the Office of the Deputy Senate President, a review of federal reforms from 1999 to 2015, and a study of federal budget implementation.
Related assignments
EU Global Gateway technical assistance, Nigeria (Mar 2025 to Mar 2027 (contract term))
Budget performance review and advocacy capacity, Kano State (Nov 2025 to Mar 2026)
Evaluation of the European Union's cooperation with Nigeria (Jul 2024 to Nov 2025)
02. Public financial management
Problems it addresses
Budgets that are not credible, plans that do not match budgets, and weak tracking of performance.
Who it serves
State and federal budget and planning offices, finance ministries, civil society budget groups.
Support available
PEFA-modelled assessments, annual operational plans and budget alignment, medium-term expenditure frameworks, budget performance monitoring, budget transparency and citizen budgets.
Related assignments
Subnational climate finance readiness assessments (March 2026)
Budget performance review and advocacy capacity, Kano State (Nov 2025 to Mar 2026)
Health budget process reforms, Kano State (Jul 2024 to Sep 2025)
03. Domestic revenue mobilisation and taxation
Problems it addresses
Thin tax bases, incomplete taxpayer registers and inconsistent audit practice at state level.
Who it serves
State internal revenue services, finance ministries, programmes supporting subnational revenue.
Support available
IGR expansion strategies, taxpayer registration reform, tax audit and investigation manuals, property enumeration and valuation, revenue forecasting and benchmarking of revenue systems.
Related assignments
Tax audit and investigation manual for six states (Dec 2023 to Apr 2024)
Taxpayer registration reform, Adamawa and Akwa Ibom (Apr to Oct 2023)
IGR expansion strategy and property valuation, USAID STATE2STATE (Aug 2021 to Feb 2022)
04. Governance and institutional reform
Problems it addresses
Institutions that cannot show how decisions are made or whether rules are followed.
Who it serves
Audit offices, procurement bodies, state governments, reform programmes.
Support available
Governance and political economy diagnostics, internal and external audit manuals, procurement guides and capacity assessments, budget consultation procedures and open government work.
Related assignments
EU Global Gateway technical assistance, Nigeria (Mar 2025 to Mar 2027 (contract term))
Budget performance review and advocacy capacity, Kano State (Nov 2025 to Mar 2026)
Internal audit manual for a state government (Jan to Mar 2025)
05. Development finance and investment readiness
Problems it addresses
Projects and states that are not ready to attract or manage investment and climate finance.
Who it serves
Development partners, state governments, investors, consulting firms.
Support available
Climate finance readiness assessments, reform plans, support for project pipelines, financial analysis and modelling for infrastructure plans, and investment and bankability roadmaps. The two most recent assignments (Global Gateway and PACE) are in this area.
Related assignments
EU Global Gateway technical assistance, Nigeria (Mar 2025 to Mar 2027 (contract term))
Subnational climate finance readiness assessments (March 2026)
Ibadan Solid Waste Management Master Plan (Jul 2022 to Apr 2023)
06. Health financing and social protection
Problems it addresses
Health and social budgets that do not match need, and programmes with no costed path to scale.
Who it serves
State health authorities, health programmes, civil society, foundations.
Support available
Health budget process reform, costing and funding options for health interventions, social protection mapping and scale-up strategies, and budget briefs for advocacy.
Related assignments
Health budget process reforms, Kano State (Jul 2024 to Sep 2025)
Costed roadmap for multiple micronutrient supplements, Kano State (Apr to Sep 2025)
Analysis of the 2021 federal budget and social protection brief (Feb to Mar 2021)
07. Research, evaluation and policy advisory
Problems it addresses
Programmes that need an independent view of what is working.
Who it serves
Development partners, evaluation firms, research institutes.
Support available
Evaluation design and fieldwork, political economy analysis, stakeholder mapping, policy briefs and country studies.
Related assignments
Evaluation of the European Union's cooperation with Nigeria (Jul 2024 to Nov 2025)
PFM assessments and political economy analysis, USAID STATE2STATE (Nov 2020 to Sep 2022)
Subnational domestic revenue mobilisation study (Aug 2022)
08. Training and capacity development
Problems it addresses
Staff and boards who have new systems or manuals and need to use them.
Who it serves
Public bodies, audit and revenue offices, civil society, corporate boards.
Support available
Training design and delivery, curricula, manuals and toolkits, board retreats and mentoring. The CV records more than 200 workshops and seminars.
Related assignments
Budget performance review and advocacy capacity, Kano State (Nov 2025 to Mar 2026)
Health budget process reforms, Kano State (Jul 2024 to Sep 2025)
IGR expansion strategy and property valuation, USAID STATE2STATE (Aug 2021 to Feb 2022)
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