[Stocktaking on Children’s Release and Reintegration Programme in Northeast Nigeria]

The ongoing conflict in northeast Nigeria is characterised by general widespread attacks: sexual violence; abduction, especially of girls and women; child recruitment and forced recruitment; forced displacement; the use of explosive hazards targeted attacks against civilians. Over the last four years, UNICEF and partners have provided comprehensive support to over 10,000 children and adolescents formerly associated with non-state armed groups (NSAGs) within their communities.

The overall objective of the evaluation is to take stock of the release and reintegration programme implemented by UNICEF partners, including state ministries and I/NGO partners, and propose suggestions on effective and efficient programme pathways to scale up and accelerate social and economic reintegration programmes in Northeast Nigeria. The fieldwork locations include Madagali, Monguno, Biu, Bama, Biu, Chibok, Jere, Konduga and Mafa.

[Study on Existing Community-Based Dispute Resolution Structures in Plateau State]

Nigeria Community structures for dispute resolution exist in most communities in Nigeria. However, the public is usually suspicious of inter-religious dialogue, making it challenging to rebuild community trust. The study examines the existing community-based dispute resolution structure in selected Local Government Areas (LGA) in Plateau State. The outcome is expected to guide the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Nigeria programme towards implementing relevant, effective and sustainable programming to address Housing Land and Property (HLP) disputes in Plateau state. Like most states in Northwest Nigeria, Plateau is a hotbed of identity-related violence and climate-induced conflict between farmers and pastoralists. Fieldwork locations include Bassa, Wasse, Riyom, Shendam, Bokkos and Mangu LGA

[Non-State Security Outfits in Nigeria: Analysis and Recommendations for a Regulatory Framework]

Since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, violence and criminality have escalated in various parts of the country. The rise of non-state security outfits often created by individual states to provide and maintain security at the local or regional level has far-reaching consequences. However, despite the involvement of non-state security outfits in preserving lives and property in Nigeria, they lack the necessary constitutional provision and regulatory framework, especially at the national level. This study aims to identify the opportunities and challenges of and with non-state security outfits and provide recommendations for a regulatory framework for establishing, managing, and controlling non-state security outfits in Nigeria. The data for the study was collected from the country’s six geopolitical zones.

[UN Women GBV Prevention and Response Project in Borno and Yobe States, Nigeria]

The final evaluation of the GBV Prevention and Response Project implemented by CARE Nigeria and funded by the United Nations (UN) Women – was designed to respond to the needs of conflict-affected women and girls in selected Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Borno and Yobe states. The intervention addresses gaps in access to GBV and women’s economic empowerment services in the targeted LGAs. The final evaluation by Nextier determines the project’s relevance and fulfilment of objectives, developmental efficiency,
effectiveness, impact, and sustainability. The evaluation objectives are to establish how the project has successfully achieved (and potentially not achieved) its impact, results, and outputs in line with the project log frame. In addition, the evaluation identifies and documents lessons learned and provides evidence-based recommendations for guiding subsequent humanitarian programming or similar future interventions.

[Independent Assessment for Monitoring CSO’s Capacity Development]

Nextier consultants support the periodic monitoring and assessment of the progress of European Union-funded Agents for Citizen-driven Transformation (ACT) input to its CSO partners in some selected states (Plateau, Borno, Edo, Adamawa, and Kano) in Nigeria. The evaluation aims to provide the information against which the progress of the EU-ACT Programme will be measured and empirical data that would inform if there will be a need to re-strategies for better implementation in the remaining period of the project.

[Development of a Funding Strategy]

Nextier, with funding support from British Council, worked with NEITI to design and develop a comprehensive funding strategy for the latter. The objective is to make NEITI financially independent and stable.

[Reinforcing IOM’s Engagement and Relationship with the UN in West and Central Africa]

A team of Nextier consultants provided technical assistance to finalise the ECOWAS Regional Report on implementing the Global Compact for Migration (GCM).

[Niger Delta Action Plan]

Nextier was subcontracted to develop a Niger Delta Plan for the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, including a comprehensive infrastructure and social sector plan for the region. Nextier also developed a result framework used to monitor and evaluate the strategy.

[Research Collaboration with Conflict Management Consulting (CMC)]

Two of our senior management staff are part of the team working on “Developing a Community-Based Security (CBS) system for petroleum sector assets and infrastructure in the Niger Delta of Nigeria”. The project is commissioned and funded by the European Union on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

[Conduct and Perception of Nigeria’s Election]

A team of Nextier staff evaluated the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation’s 18-month project on Improving Inclusiveness, Conduct and Perception of Nigeria’s Elections. The project was implemented by Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation and funded by Department for International Development (DFID). The evaluation aimed to assess the project’s impact in strengthening the democratic nature of political processes and outcomes in Nigeria by support provided to relevant arms of government, key electoral bodies, and civil society
organisations (CSOs).

[Review of the Presidential Amnesty Programme]

In October 2010, the government of President Yar’Adua, in demonstration of evident political will, announced an amnesty for the militant agitators in the Niger Delta. However, this initiative came against the background of tenuous security conditions and regional instability. To this effect, the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) was established, among other things, to train and rehabilitate former militants and provide an alternative source of livelihood for them. This project looks at the institutional impact assessment of PAP, with a view of making actionable recommendations on how to phase out the programme or reduce the cost of the PAP and reallocate the funds to other activities.

[Pro-Poor Growth and Promotion of Employment in Nigeria – SEDIN]

The programme helps improve MSMEs’ employment and income situation in some states, including Niger and Plateau. With partners from federal, state, and local levels, it targeted sectors like agriculture and their value- chains as well as helping participating states to develop enabling environments for business with structures like the one-stop shops. A team of Nextier consultants implemented this project.

[United Against Corruption: Galvanising Collective Action in Nigeria]

It is a two-in-one project: Advocacy Campaign to Support the Fight Against Corruption in Nigeria and Deepening Anti-Corruption and Accountability Efforts in Nigeria. The project lasted for three years and was implemented by Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation with support from MacArthur Foundation. A team of Nextier consultants completed the evaluation of this project to assess their outcomes and impacts on anti-corruption, accountability, and transparency in Nigeria.

[Impact Evaluation of Central Bank of Nigeria Intervention Programmes]

In its six decades of operations, there is little evidence that the CBN has conducted an independent and robust, evidence-based assessment of the impact of its various intervention programmes in the country. As a result, Nextier was contracted to assess the objectives of seven selected programmes, the implementation processes, and the performance vis-à-vis the critical performance indicators. The efforts are to measure and evaluate the interventions’ outputs, outcomes, and impact. Data for the study was collected from 36 states.

[Diaspora Initiatives for Attracting and Channelling Funds/ Investments into NICOP’s Selected Value Chains]

The project aims to identify the primary sources of diaspora funds/investments that can be channelled into selected value chains of the Nigeria Competitiveness project. Nextier consultants mapped out successful initiatives in similar contexts that have mobilised diaspora resources into investments in agriculture and light manufacturing and explored whether these initiatives can be replicated in the country

[A Study of Non-Crude Oil Exports]

To understand and resolve the challenges limiting Nigeria’s ability to export its products, Nextierand the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) were engaged by Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM). The study examines the value chain of 12 strategic commodities to identify the challenges within the various segments of the value chains inhibiting their productivity and export potential.

[Partner with Native to conduct polls in Nigeria and some other West African States]

Native offers a global on-demand solution for data collection. The Native app delivers the fastest, most affordable, and well-validated ground truth. We are currently building a team principally to manage and conduct surveys worldwide