current concerns 2-005 (special edition) THE IMPERATIVE OF THE 2025 NATIONAL HEALTH FINANCING DIALOGUE IN NIGERIA

 current concerns 2-005 (special edition)

THE IMPERATIVE OF THE 2025 NATIONAL HEALTH FINANCING DIALOGUE IN NIGERIA

-by Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje / +2347015530362 (WhatsApp) / druzoadirieje2015@gmail.com

CEO/PD, Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) – CSOs Network and Think-tank

As Nigeria convenes the 2025 National Health Financing Dialogue (1–4 September 2025), the country faces a decisive moment to redesign how health is financed, governed, delivered, and accessed. The Dialogue—convened by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare under the theme “Reimagining the Future of Health Financing in Nigeria”—is intended to bring government, parliamentarians, development partners, the private sector, civil society and academia together to agree concrete, time-bound steps that will move the nation toward achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

 

THE URGENCY OF THIS DIALOGUE

Nigeria’s health financing profile is both stark and unsustainable. Recent reporting indicates households still carry the lion’s share of health spending: out-of-pocket payments account for roughly three quarters (about 76–79%) of current health expenditure—one of the highest ratios globally—exposing millions of Nigerians to catastrophic spending and impoverishment.

Public spending on health remains low. National budget analysis shows health allocations at roughly 5% of the federal budget in recent proposals, well below the 15% Abuja Declaration benchmark, while total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP has hovered around 3–4% in recent years. These financing shortfalls translate into under-resourced primary health care, uneven state-level service provision, shortages of personnel and medicines, and weak readiness to respond to shocks and epidemics.

 

OUR EXPECTATIONS FROM THIS DIALOGUE

We expect this Dialogue to convert political commitments into operational financing reforms across four interlocking priorities as shown below.

 

I. Mobilize Progressive Domestic Resources: With the recent withdrawal of USAID support, uncertain donor flows, and high fiscal pressures, Nigeria must identify and protect sustainable domestic revenue streams for health: earmarked “sin” taxes (tobacco, alcohol, sugar-sweetened beverages), strengthened tax administration to reduce leakages, and ring-fencing of and increased budgetary proportion for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), to protect primary health care (PHC) financing. These measures should be accompanied by explicit fiscal-space analyses to show how revenue can be mobilized without regressive impacts.

 

II. Operationalize and Scale-Up Social Risk-Pooling through the NHIA: The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act 2022, which replaces the fragmented voluntary scheme with a statutory framework for mandatory insurance and integrated risk pools, is a critical legal foundation for better health care financing. This Dialogue must produce a clear operational roadmap for NHIA implementation, including enrollment pathways for informal workers, benefit-package prioritization, provider payment reforms, and transitional financing guarantees for vulnerable groups. Without rapid operationalization, the promise of statutory reform may never be translated into financial protection for households.

 

III. Increase Efficiency, Transparency and Accountability: More money alone will not guarantee better health. This Dialogue should commit to measurable reforms that improve value for money such as digital public financial management for health, open procurement, performance-based financing for priority services, and routine public reporting of subnational expenditures. CSOs (civil society organizations) must be given structured roles in monitoring, auditing, and feedback to ensure that funds reach frontline facilities.

 

IV. Prioritize Equity and Primary Health Care (PHC): Financing reforms must protect the poor, women, children, the elderly, persons with disability, vulnerable and rural populations. This requires progressive financing instruments and deliberate allocation formulas that direct financing to primary health care and underserved states. Strengthening PHC will reduce preventable morbidity, lower dependence on expensive tertiary care, and improve the system’s resilience.

 

DATA-DRIVEN, POLITICALLY SAVVY REFORM

The political economy of health financing in Nigeria is complex and characterized by competing fiscal demands (security, debt service, infrastructure), state–federal fragmentation, and limited implementation capacity, all of which stall reform. To succeed, this Dialogue must be both data-driven and politically realistic. It must present costed, phased reforms, identify short-term wins - such as protecting BHCPF and launching enrollment pilots for informal workers, and set medium-term targets for public health spending and insurance coverage expansion. Providing the evidence that investments reduce tertiary care costs and increase workforce productivity will help persuade finance ministries and legislators.

 

ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOs)

CSOs are indispensable in translating the outputs/outcomes of this Dialogue into results and impact. As a CSOs Network and Think-tank, Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) can contribute in four practical ways:

1. Partnerships, Coalition-building, and Collaboration – work with other Networks/CSOs/NGOs/FBOs/CBOs, professional associations, and media to sustain public attention on implementation;

2. Advocacy, Social Mobilization, and Public Education — advocate to policy leaders/makers and mobilize communities to demand predictable financing and explain how reforms will protect households;
3. Research, Evidence and Policy Inputs - generate locality-level data on OOP impacts, service gaps, and fiscal inefficiencies to inform national decisions;

4. Capacity Development, Training, and Mentoring – develop and strengthen the capacity of civil society and other non-state actors to actively participate in implementing and achieving the outcomes interventions of this Dialogue;

5. Outreaches and Community Engagement – utilize the interface of members of the AHOA Network and other civil society Networks with the communities, to promote health outreaches and community involvements in remote and especially hard-to-reach communities, vulnerable and marginalized groups, persons with disability, and other persons-at-risk; and
6. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Accountability - establish citizen scorecards and social audits to track whether funds reach PHC facilities, and if the services meant to be provided have been accessed by the target populations.

 

RISKS AND MITIGATION

There are risks to achieving the outcome of this Dialogue. They include weak follow-through after the Dialogue, delayed implementation of its recommendations, persistent under-budgeting for health (anything less than 15%) and its several consequences, political influences and/or commercial interests, insufficient fiscal space, etc. To mitigate these, this Dialogue’s final communiqué should include the following:

1. a time-bound National Health Financing Strategy with clear targets and responsible agencies; 2. a public reporting calendar; and

3. an independent multi-stakeholder oversight mechanism - including civil society representation, to monitor implementation and trigger corrective actions once needed.

 

CONCLUSION: A MAKE-OR-BREAK MOMENT

For Nigeria, the 2025 National Health Financing Dialogue is more than a convening; it is a make-or-break moment for Nigeria’s progress to UHC. The country cannot afford continued high out-of-pocket spending, chronic underinvestment, or fragmented schemes that leave the most vulnerable behind. If this Dialogue results in a financing strategy that mobilizes progressive domestic resources, operationalizes the NHIA, strengthens accountability, and prioritizes primary health care, Nigeria will be able to chart a credible path toward equitable health for all. For AHOA and the rest of the civil society, the imperative is clear: engage aggressively, anchor reforms in community realities, and hold leaders to time-bound commitments that turn policy into available, affordable and effective services at the frontline. The health and economic future of millions of Nigerians depend on diligent implementation of the outcomes from this Dialogue. To Nigeria's Coordinating Honourable Minister of Health and Social Welfare Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, CON, who is leading this Dialogue; and the Honourable Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, we thank you for your leadership. Like Oliver Twist, we want some more!

 

 

Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje is a seasoned consultant with extensive expertise in global health, climate change, health/community systems strengthening, development planning, project management, sustainable development goals (SDGs), governance, policy advocacy, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E). He provides high-level consultancy services to governments, UN agencies, international organizations, NGOs, and development partners across Africa, leveraging over 25 years of multidisciplinary experience across Africa and the Global South. He was the Chair of Nigeria’s national World Malaria Day Committee in 2019; National President and fellow of the Nigerian Association of Evaluators (NAE) during 2019 – 2022; President of the Civil Society Organizations Strategy Group on SDGs in Nigeria (CSOSG); and Chair of the Resource Mobilization sub-committee of Nigeria’s national World Tuberculosis Day Committee in 2025, etc. He’s currently President of the African Network of Civil Society Organizations (ANCSO), and Chair of the Global Consortium of Civil Society on Climate Change and Conference of Parties (GCSCCC). 

[friday Blues] KEMI BADENOCH AND UCHECHUKWU OLISA: REALITIES OF TODAY’S NIGERIAN CITIZENSHIP, IDENTITY, AND OFFICIAL EXCLUSION (3)

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KEMI BADENOCH AND UCHECHUKWU OLISA: REALITIES OF TODAY’S NIGERIAN CITIZENSHIP, IDENTITY, AND OFFICIAL EXCLUSION (3)

- by Noble Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje (KSJI)

+234 70 155 303 62 – WhatsApp messages only

druzoadirieje2015@gmail.com

 

Conclusion

The cases of Kemi Badenoch and Uchechukwu Olisa illustrate the contradictions and challenges of citizenship and identity in a globalized, multi-ethnic world. While Badenoch can claim full British citizenship and renounce Nigerian nationality, Olisa remains marginalized in his birth city due to indigeneity politics that equate ethnicity with belonging. This paradox highlights how citizenship is not merely a legal status but also a social and political construct shaped by history, policy, and power dynamics. For Nigeria to foster inclusive development and social justice, it must reconcile these divides by reforming citizenship policies to reflect equality and residence-based belonging. Only then can lifelong residents like Uchechukwu Olisa enjoy the full rights and dignity of citizenship in their homeland, while citizens like Kemi Badenoch embody the complex, transnational realities of modern identity.

 

Recommendations for the Nigerian Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

 

1. Reform the Indigeneity and Citizenship Framework

a. Initiate constitutional and legislative reforms to phase out the indigene-settler distinction that prioritizes ethnic origin over residency and birthright.

b. Develop and implement a residence-based citizenship policy that guarantees equal rights and access to social, economic, and political opportunities for all Nigerian citizens regardless of ethnic background or ancestral state.

c. Ensure federal laws take precedence over discriminatory state-level indigeneity rules to promote national unity and inclusiveness.

 

2. Strengthen Legal Protections against Discrimination

a. Enact and enforce anti-discrimination laws that protect citizens from exclusion based on ethnicity, place of origin, or state of residence.

b. Establish independent oversight bodies or commissions to monitor, investigate, and redress cases of ethnic discrimination, especially in public service recruitment, education access, and political participation.

 

3. Promote Social Cohesion and National Identity

a. Launch nationwide campaigns to foster a common Nigerian identity that transcends ethnic and regional divisions. This should include civic education programs highlighting the importance of equality, unity, and respect for diversity.

b. Encourage inter-ethnic dialogue and community-building initiatives that reduce tensions arising from indigeneity politics.

 

4. Improve Access to Public Services and Economic Opportunities

a. Guarantee that access to education, healthcare, employment, and land rights are based on citizenship and residency, not ethnic indigeneity.

b. Provide affirmative support programs for marginalized groups, including long-term settlers and internal migrants, to address historical inequities.

 

5. Enhance Citizenship Documentation and Mobility

a. Simplify and modernize national identity documentation systems to ensure that all citizens have proof of nationality and residency, reducing bureaucratic barriers that worsen exclusion.

b. Promote the issuance of digital national identity cards linked to residency and citizenship rights.

 

6. Engage Diaspora Nigerians and Address Dual Citizenship Issues

a. Develop policies that encourage the engagement of Nigerians in the diaspora, like Kemi Badenoch, to contribute to national development without compromising their rights or imposing citizenship conflicts.

b. Consider streamlined pathways for dual citizenship recognition to support global Nigerians while protecting national interests.

 

7. Invest in Inclusive Governance and Federalism

a. Strengthen federal institutions to enforce inclusive citizenship policies uniformly across states, limiting parochial practices that undermine national integration.

b. Encourage states to cooperate on equitable resource sharing and citizenship rights to reduce exclusionary tendencies.

 

Implementing these recommendations would promote social justice, national unity, and sustainable development, enabling all Nigerians—regardless of ethnic origin or residence—to enjoy their full citizenship rights and contribute meaningfully to the country’s progress.

….. concluded

 

Noble Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje is a distinguished and multidimensional communicator whose work as a writer, columnist, blogger, reviewer, editor, and author bridges the intersections of global health, sustainable development, human rights, climate justice, and governance.

IMPERATIVE OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND AFRICA’S AGENDA 2063 (1) [current concerns 2-004]

 current concerns 2-004

IMPERATIVE OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND AFRICA’S AGENDA 2063 (1)

-by Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje / +2347015530362 (WhatsApp) / druzoadirieje2015@gmail.com

 

I. Background and Introduction

The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) which means ensuring that everyone can access essential, quality health services without financial hardship, is foundational to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and the African Union’s Agenda 2063, “The Africa We Want.” UHC accelerates progress on health-specific outcomes (SDG 3) and catalyzes gains across other SDGs regarding poverty reduction, education, gender equality, decent work, innovation, and reduced inequalities. For Africa, where health, demographic growth, climate vulnerability, and economic transformation intersect, UHC is both a moral imperative and a strategic investment in human capital.

 

II. What we know:

1. UHC is the delivery vehicle for SDG 3 and a multiplier for at least 11 other SDGs, while directly advancing Agenda 2063’s Aspirations on inclusive growth, people-driven development, and healthy, well-nourished citizens.

2. Primary Health Care (PHC) is the most efficient pathway to UHC—providing first-contact, person-centered, community-rooted services that integrate prevention, promotion, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care.

3. Financial protection through prepayment and pooling is indispensable to end catastrophic health spending and impoverishment due to out-of-pocket (OOP) payments.

4. Strategic purchasing, quality improvement, health workforce expansion, and digital transformation are levers that simultaneously improve outcomes and efficiency.

5. Climate-resilient, gender-responsive, and rights-based health systems are essential to withstand shocks, protect vulnerable populations, and leave no one behind.

 

III. Defining UHC and Why It Matters Now

Universal Health Coverage means that all people receive the health services they need, of sufficient quality to be effective, without exposing them to financial hardship. It covers the full continuum of care including health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care. UHC relies on strong PHC as the organizing principle.

In Africa, this imperative is sharpened by:

a. Persistent dual burden of communicable diseases (e.g., malaria, TB, HIV) and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs);

b. Persisting high out-of-pocket expenditure;

c. Rapid urbanization and demographic change;

d. Climate and humanitarian shocks; and

e. Opportunity to harness a youthful population for a demographic dividend.

Hence, UHC enables inclusive, resilient, and sustainable development by building healthy populations who learn, work, innovate, and contribute to shared prosperity.

 

IV. UHC as an Accelerator for the SDGs

While sitting at the heart of SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being, specifically targets 3.8.1 (service coverage index) and 3.8.2 (financial protection), UHC’s spillover effects are far-reaching, including:

a. SDG 1 (No Poverty): Ending catastrophic OOP spending prevents medical impoverishment and protects household assets.

b. SDG 2 (Zero Hunger): Integrating nutrition, RMNCAH, and social protection within PHC reduces stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies.

c. SDG 4 (Quality Education): Healthy children learn better; school health programmes reduce absenteeism and improve learning outcomes.

d. SDG 5 (Gender Equality): UHC packages that include sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and protection from GBV empower women and girls.

e. SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation): Joint WASH–PHC action lowers diarrhoeal disease and AMR risk, reinforcing community health.

f. SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth): Healthier workers boost productivity; health sector expansion creates decent jobs, especially for youth and women.

g. SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure): Local manufacturing of vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics strengthens supply security and drives innovation.

h. SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities): Progressive financing and targeted service delivery reduce geographic, gender, and socioeconomic health gaps.

i. SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities): UHC-oriented urban primary care addresses pollution, road safety, and mental health in growing cities.

j. SDG 13 (Climate Action): Climate-resilient health systems manage heat stress, vector shifts, floods, and drought-related health impacts.

k. SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions): Transparent, accountable health governance builds trust and social cohesion.

l. SDG 17 (Partnerships): UHC mobilizes multi-sector, public–private, and community partnerships.

 

V. UHC and Africa’s Agenda 2063

Agenda 2063 articulates a vision of a prosperous, integrated, and peaceful Africa. UHC directly advances the following ‘Aspirations’ of Agenda 2063:

a. Aspiration 1: A prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable development—through healthy, productive populations and human capital formation.

b. Aspiration 3: An Africa of good governance, democracy, respect for human rights, justice and the rule of law—through rights-based access to essential services and accountability mechanisms.

c. Aspiration 6: An Africa whose development is people-driven, relying on the potential of African people, especially its women and youth, and caring for children—through equitable access to quality care and SRHR.

Also, UHC aligns with flagship initiatives on industrialization, digital transformation, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and African Medicines Agency (AMA), enabling regional value chains in health and strengthening regulatory harmonization for quality and safety.

….. to be continued

 

Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje is a seasoned consultant with extensive expertise in global health, development planning, project management, sustainable development goals (SDGs), governance, health/community systems strengthening, policy advocacy, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E). He provides high-level consultancy services to governments, UN agencies, international organizations, NGOs, and development partners across Africa, leveraging over 25 years of multidisciplinary experience across Africa and the Global South. He was the Chair of Nigeria’s national World Malaria Day Committee in 2019; National President and fellow of the Nigerian Association of Evaluators (NAE) during 2019 – 2022; and Chair of the Resource Mobilization sub-committee of Nigeria’s national World Tuberculosis Day Committee in 2025.

[friday Blues] KEMI BADENOCH AND UCHECHUKWU OLISA: REALITIES OF TODAY’S NIGERIAN CITIZENSHIP, IDENTITY, AND OFFICIAL EXCLUSION (2)

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KEMI BADENOCH AND UCHECHUKWU OLISA: REALITIES OF TODAY’S NIGERIAN CITIZENSHIP, IDENTITY, AND OFFICIAL EXCLUSION (2)

- by Noble Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje (KSJI)

+234 70 155 303 62 – WhatsApp messages only

druzoadirieje2015@gmail.com

 

 

Uchechukwu Olisa’s experience contrasts sharply. Despite his long-term residence and birth in Lagos, he faces official and social exclusion due to indigeneity-based policies that prioritize ethnic ancestry over lived reality. This situation reveals a paradox where legal citizenship at the federal level is insufficient to guarantee equal belonging at the state level. The Nigerian state’s emphasis on ethnic origin over residence institutionalizes internal exclusion and contributes to social fragmentation.

 

Social and Political Implications

This dichotomy has far-reaching consequences. For one, it affects political participation. Indigenes enjoy privileged access to local government representation and leadership positions, while settlers like Olisa are marginalized politically. This exclusion can fuel resentment, ethnic tensions, and undermine social cohesion. Economically, indigenes benefit from preferential access to jobs, scholarships, land allocation, and other state resources. Non-indigenes, even if born and raised locally, are often disadvantaged in these areas. This disparity entrenches inequality and fosters perceptions of second-class citizenship within Nigeria.

 

Conversely, Badenoch’s ability to claim full British citizenship—despite her Nigerian birth and parentage—demonstrates how states like the UK emphasize formal legal citizenship over ethnic or regional identity in granting rights and privileges. This creates an inversion where a Nigerian-born migrant can become a full citizen abroad, while a lifelong resident remains marginalized in Nigeria.

 

Historical and Colonial Legacies

The indigene-settler divide in Nigeria has roots in colonial administrative policies that categorized populations based on ethnic groups and assigned privileges accordingly. Post-independence, Nigerian states institutionalized these divisions through constitutional provisions and state laws to protect ethnic group interests and resource control. While intended to promote local identity and autonomy, this system has perpetuated exclusion, particularly for migrant populations within Nigeria. In contrast, Britain’s citizenship laws have evolved from colonial subjects becoming citizens under commonwealth frameworks to formal naturalization processes that grant equal status regardless of origin. While issues of race and identity persist socially in the UK, the legal citizenship regime is more inclusive in its formal rights and recognition.

 

Human Rights and Citizenship Justice

From a human rights perspective, the treatment of individuals like Uchechukwu Olisa raises critical concerns. Citizenship rights should ensure equal access to political, social, and economic participation regardless of ethnic origin or state of residence. The indigene-settler system undermines this principle by creating hierarchical citizenship that privileges some Nigerians over others based on ancestry rather than lived experience. International human rights norms advocate for inclusive citizenship policies that foster equality and non-discrimination. Nigeria’s current framework, particularly at the state level, falls short of these standards by perpetuating internal exclusion and statelessness in practice, even if not in law.

 

Towards Inclusive Citizenship in Nigeria

The contrasting cases call for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s citizenship and indigeneity policies. These should prioritize residency, birth, and lived experience over ethnic lineage in conferring full rights and belonging. Reforming the indigene-settler distinction is critical for national unity, social cohesion, and development. Some Nigerian scholars and civil society organizations advocate for “residence-based citizenship” where rights and privileges are tied to continuous residence and contribution to the local community, rather than ethnic origin. This approach could bridge the gap between formal citizenship and social belonging, ensuring people like Olisa are fully recognized as Lagosians.

….. to be continued

 

 

Noble Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje is a distinguished and multidimensional communicator whose work as a writer, columnist, blogger, reviewer, editor, and author bridges the intersections of global health, sustainable development, human rights, climate justice, and governance.

 

HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA: TOWARDS THE LAST MILE OF THEIR ELIMINATION

 current concerns 2-003

HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA: TOWARDS THE LAST MILE OF THEIR ELIMINATION

-by Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje / +2347015530362 (WhatsApp) / druzoadirieje2015@gmail.com

 

HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB), and Malaria remain three of the most pressing global health challenges of our time. Despite decades of global effort, these diseases still claim millions of lives, especially in countries of Africa and other low- and middle-income countries. As the world moves toward the ambitious goal of eliminating them by 2030, the journey into the “last miles” will require extraordinary effort, innovation, and commitment. Significant progress has been achieved over the past two decades. New HIV infections have declined sharply, and millions of people now access antiretroviral therapy that allows them to live healthy lives. TB-related deaths have dropped globally, thanks to better diagnostics, treatment access, and global health strategies. Malaria deaths have also fallen substantially due to the widespread use of insecticide-treated nets, effective drugs, and vector control efforts.

 

Yet, challenges remain—and they are formidable. Drug resistance is increasing across all three diseases. Multidrug-resistant TB, treatment-resistant strains of malaria, and rising HIV drug resistance in some regions threaten to undo progress. Weak health systems, limited access to diagnostics, healthcare worker shortages, brain drain, and underfunded national programmes continue to slow progress, particularly in rural and conflict-affected areas. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted essential health services, delayed diagnoses, and caused treatment interruptions, especially for TB and malaria. With the United States withdrawal of funding support especially through the USAID, funding gaps have widened as global attention and donor resources shift toward new health threats. Social barriers—such as stigma, gender inequality, and poverty—further deepen the burden.

 

To move closer to elimination, a multidimensional strategy is essential. Improving early diagnosis and treatment remains a top priority. Innovations like rapid diagnostic tests and self-testing kits can extend services to hard-to-reach populations. Community-based screening programmes must be expanded, particularly in areas with limited healthcare infrastructure.

Prevention efforts are also evolving. New long-acting preventive treatments for HIV, next-generation malaria vaccines, and promising TB vaccine candidates offer hope for stronger protection. But these tools must be accompanied by strong health delivery systems to ensure accessibility, equity, and uptake.

 

Community engagement plays a vital role in the last mile. Civil society organizations (CSOs), peer educators, and affected communities are crucial in reducing stigma, supporting treatment adherence, and holding systems accountable. Rights-based approaches that prioritize inclusion, dignity, and trust are vital for reaching key populations that are often left behind.

Integrated service delivery is another critical element. Offering HIV, TB, and malaria services in the same location saves time, reduces stigma, and improves care. Digital health tools—like mobile apps, telemedicine platforms, and electronic records—can improve follow-up and empower patients.

 

Political will and domestic investment must be scaled up. Countries need to reduce dependency on external donors by increasing health budgets, improving procurement systems, and strengthening governance. Leaders must commit to accountability, innovation, and sustained action, even amid competing priorities. There have been encouraging examples across Africa and the Global South. Some countries are approaching HIV epidemic control, and others have made significant strides in TB and malaria elimination through community health programmes and innovative partnerships. Regional cooperation through health alliances has helped pool resources and share best practices.

 

Scientific innovation remains a cornerstone of the path forward. Breakthroughs in vaccine development, treatment regimens, genetic technologies, and disease surveillance offer powerful tools. However, technology alone is not enough. Success will depend on our ability to adapt these innovations to local realities, invest in delivery systems, and address all the social determinants of health. Reliable monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems are essential. Timely, inclusive, and disaggregated data help identify gaps, guide interventions, and ensure resources reach those most in need. National dashboards and real-time reporting systems must be strengthened to track progress and support evidence-based decision-making.

 

In conclusion, the last miles in the fight against HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria appears to be the hardest and most crucial stage. It is a test of global solidarity, national leadership, community engagement, and collective resolve. The tools to end these diseases are within reach. With the right investments, community leadership, and humane, targeted, science-driven policies, we can move from control to elimination—and ultimately to a world free from the burden of these preventable diseases viz HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria. Yes, we can!

 

Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje is a seasoned consultant with extensive expertise in global health, development planning, project management, sustainable development goals (SDGs), governance, health/community systems strengthening, policy advocacy, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E). He provides high-level consultancy services to governments, UN agencies, international organizations, NGOs, and development partners across Africa, leveraging over 25 years of multidisciplinary experience across Africa and the Global South. He was the Chair of Nigeria’s national World Malaria Day Committee in 2019; National President and fellow of the Nigerian Association of Evaluators (NAE) during 2019 – 2022; and Chair of the Resource Mobilization sub-committee of Nigeria’s national World Tuberculosis Day Committee in 2025.

 

INDIGENOUS NIGERIANS - Full list of all 371 tribes in Nigeria, states in which they are located

Full list of all 371 tribes in Nigeria, states in which they are located

 

By Zents Kunle Sowunmi

Nigeria is made up of several ethnic groups, majority of which are the Igbo, Hausa and the Yoruba.  Within these ethnic groups are several tribes numbering 371.

However, the multi-tribal nature of Nigeria may put someone at a loss, especially when such tribes begin to display their unique culture, dialect, etc.  To this end, a full list of the 371 tribes in Nigeria is provide for better understanding of the beautiful and united country called Nigeria.

 

1 Abayon -Cross River

2 Abua (Odua) -Rivers

3 Achipa (Achipawa) -Kebbi

4 Adim -Cross River

5 Adun -Cross River

6 Affade -Yobe

7 Afizere -Plateau

8 Afo -Plateau

9 Agbo -Cross River

10 Akaju-Ndem (Akajuk) -Cross River

11 Akweya-Yachi -Benue

12 Alago (Arago) -Piateau

13 Amo -Plateau

14 Anaguta -Plateau

15 Anang -Akwa lbom

16 Andoni -Akwa lbom, Rivers

17 Angas -Bauchi, Jigawa, Plateau

18 Ankwei -Plateau

19 Anyima -Cross River

20 Attakar (ataka) -Kaduna

21 Auyoka (Auyokawa) -Jigawa

22 Awori -Lagos, Ogun

23 Ayu -Kaduna

24 Babur -Adamawa, Bomo, Taraba, Yobe

25 Bachama -Adamawa

26 Bachere -Cross River

27 Bada -Plateau

28 Bade -Yobe

29 Bahumono -Cross River

30 Bakulung -Taraba

31 Bali -Taraba

32 Bambora (Bambarawa) -Bauchi

33 Bambuko -Taraba

34 Banda (Bandawa) -Taraba

35 Banka (Bankalawa) -Bauchi

36 Banso (Panso) -Adamawa

37 Bara (Barawa) -Bauchi

38 Barke -Bauchi

39 Baruba (Barba) -Niger

40 Bashiri (Bashirawa) -Plateau

41 Bassa -Kaduna, Kogi, Niger, Plateau

42 Batta -Adamawa

43 Baushi -Niger

44 Baya -Adamawa

45 Bekwarra -Cross River

46 Bele (Buli, Belewa) -Bauchi

47 Betso (Bete) -Taraba

48 Bette -Cross River

49 Bilei -Adamawa

50 Bille -Adamawa

51 Bina (Binawa) -Kaduna

52 Bini -Edo

53 Birom -Plateau

54 Bobua -Taraba

55 Boki (Nki) -Cross River

56 Bkkos -Plateau

57 Boko (Bussawa, Bargawa) -Niger

58 Bole (Bolewa) -Bauchi, Yobe

59 Botlere -Adamawa

60 Boma (Bomawa, Burmano) -Bauchi

61 Bomboro -Bauchi

62 Buduma -Borno, Niger

63 Buji -Plateau

64 Buli -Bauchi

65 Bunu -Kogi

66 Bura -Adamawa

67 Burak -Bauchi

68 Burma (Burmawa) -Plateau

69 Buru -Yobe

70 Buta (Butawa) -Bauchi

71 Bwall -Plateau

72 Bwatiye -Adamawa

73 Bwazza -Adamawa

74 Challa -Plateau

75 Chama (Chamawa Fitilai) -Bauchi

76 Chamba -Taraba

77 Chamo -Bauchi

78 Chibok (Chibbak) -Yobe

79 Chinine -Borno

80 Chip -Plateau

81 Chokobo -Plateau

82 Chukkol -Taraba

83 Daba -Adamawa

84 Dadiya -Bauchi

85 Daka -Adamawa

86 Dakarkari -Niger, Kebbi

87 Danda (Dandawa) -Kebbi

88 Dangsa -Taraba

89 Daza (Dere, Derewa) -Bauchi

90 Degema -Rivers

91 Deno (Denawa) -Bauchi

92 Dghwede -Bomo

93 Diba -Taraba

94 Doemak (Dumuk) -Plateau

95 Ouguri -Bauchi

96 Duka (Dukawa) -Kebbi

97 Duma (Dumawa) -Bauchi

98 Ebana (Ebani) -Rivers

99 Ebirra (lgbirra) -Edo, Kogi, Ondo

100 Ebu -Edo, Kogi

101 Efik -Cross River

102 Egbema -Rivers

103 Egede (lgedde) -Benue

104 Eggon -Plateau

105 Egun (Gu) -Lagos,Ogun

106 Ejagham -Cross River

107 Ekajuk -Cross River

108 Eket -Akwa Ibom

109 Ekoi -Cross River

110 Engenni (Ngene) -Rivers

111 Epie -Rivers

112 Esan (Ishan) -Edo

113 Etche -Rivers

114 Etolu (Etilo) -Benue

115 Etsako -Edo

116 Etung -Cross River

117 Etuno -Edo

118 Palli -Adamawa

119 Pulani (Pulbe) -Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa , Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi , Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, etc.

120 Fyam (Fyem) -Plateau

121 Fyer(Fer) -Plateau

122 Ga’anda -Adamawa

123 Gade -Niger

124 Galambi -Bauchi

125 Gamergu-Mulgwa -Borno

126 Qanawuri -Plateau

127 Gavako -Borno

128 Gbedde -Kogi

129 Gengle -Taraba

130 Geji -Bauchi

131 Gera (Gere, Gerawa) -Bauchi

132 Geruma (Gerumawa) -Plateau

133 Geruma (Gerumawa) -Bauchi

134 Gingwak -Bauchi

135 Gira -Adamawa

136 Gizigz -Adamawa

137 Goernai -Plateau

138 Gokana (Kana) -Rivers

139 Gombi -Adamawa

140 Gornun (Gmun) -Taraba

141 Gonia -Taraba

142 Gubi (Gubawa) -Bauchi

143 Gude -Adamawa

144 Gudu -Adamawa

145 Gure -Kaduna

146 Gurmana -Niger

147 Gururntum -Bauchi

148 Gusu -Plateau

149 Gwa (Gurawa) -Adamawa

150 Gwamba Adamawa

151 Gwandara -Kaduna, Niger, Plateau

152 Gwari (Gbari) -Kaduna, Niger, Abuja, Plateau

153 Gwom -Taraba

154 Gwoza (Waha) -Borno

155 Gyem -Bauchi

156 Hausa: -Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kastina, Kebbi, Niger, Taraba, Sokoto, Zamfara, etc

157 Higi (Hig) -Borno, Adamawa

158 Holma -Adamawa

159 Hona -Adamawa

160 Ibeno -Akwa lbom

161 Ibibio -Akwa lbom

162 Ichen -Adamawa

163 Idoma -Benue, Taraba

164 Igalla -Kogi

165 lgbo: -Abia, Anambra, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Rivers

166 ljumu -Kogi

167 Ikorn -Cross River

168 Irigwe -Plateau

169 Isoko -Delta

170 lsekiri (Itsekiri) -Delta

171 lyala (lyalla) -Cross River

172 lzondjo -Bayelsa, Delta, Ondo, Rivers

173 Jaba -Kaduna

174 Jahuna (Jahunawa) -Taraba

175 Jaku -Bauchi

176 Jara (Jaar Jarawa Jarawa-Dutse) -Bauchi

177 Jere (Jare, Jera, Jera, Jerawa) -Bauchi, Plateau

178 Jero -Taraba

179 Jibu -Adamawa

180 Jidda-Abu -Plateau

181 Jimbin (Jimbinawa) -Bauchi

182 Jirai -Adamawa

183 Jonjo (Jenjo) -Taraba

184 Jukun -Bauchi, Benue,Taraba, Plateau

185 Kaba(Kabawa) -Taraba

186 Kadara -Taraba

187 Kafanchan -Kaduna

188 Kagoro -Kaduna

189 Kaje (Kache) -Kaduna

190 Kajuru (Kajurawa) -Kaduna

191 Kaka -Adamawa

192 Kamaku (Karnukawa) -Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger

193 Kambari -Kebbi, Niger

194 Kambu -Adamawa

195 Kamo -Bauchi

196 Kanakuru (Dera) -Adamawa, Borno

197 Kanembu -Borno

198 Kanikon -Kaduna

199 Kantana -Plateau

200 Kanuri -Kaduna, Adamawa, Borno, Kano,Niger, Jigawa, Plateau, Taraba, Yobe

201 Karekare (Karaikarai) -Bauchi, Yobe

202 Karimjo -Taraba

203 Kariya -Bauchi

204 Katab (Kataf) -Kaduna

205 Kenern (Koenoem) -Plateau

206 Kenton -Taraba

207 Kiballo (Kiwollo) -Kaduna

208 Kilba -Adamawa

209 Kirfi (Kirfawa) -Bauchi

210 Koma -Taraba

211 Kona -Taraba

212 Koro (Kwaro) -Kaduna, Niger

213 Kubi (Kubawa) -Bauchi

214 Kudachano (Kudawa) -Bauchi

215 Kugama -Taraba

216 Kulere (Kaler) -Plateau

217 Kunini -Taraba

218 Kurama -Jigawa, Kaduna, Niger, Plateau

219 Kurdul -Adamawa

220 Kushi -Bauchi

221 Kuteb -Taraba

222 Kutin -Taraba

223 Kwalla -Plateau

224 Kwami (Kwom) -Bauchi

225 Kwanchi -Taraba

226 Kwanka (Kwankwa) -Bauchi, Plateau

227 Kwaro -Plateau

228 Kwato -Plateau

229 Kyenga (Kengawa) -Sokoto

230 Laaru (Larawa) -Niger

231 Lakka -Adamawa

232 Lala -Adamawa

233 Lama -Taraba

234 Lamja -Taraba

235 Lau -Taraba

236 Ubbo -Adamawa

237 Limono -Bauchi, Plateau

238 Lopa (Lupa, Lopawa) -Niger

239 Longuda (Lunguda) -Adamawa, Bauchi

240 Mabo -Plateau

241 Mada -Kaduna, Plateau

242 Mama -Plateau

243 Mambilla -Adamawa

244 Manchok -Kaduna

245 Mandara (Wandala) -Borno

246 Manga (Mangawa) -Yobe

247 Margi (Marghi) -Adamawa, Borno

248 Matakarn -Adamawa

249 Mbembe -Cross River, Enugu

250 Mbol -Adamawa

251 Mbube -Cross River

252 Mbula -Adamawa

253 Mbum -Taraba

254 Memyang (Meryan) -Plateau

255 Miango -Plateau

256 Miligili (Migili) -Plateau

257 Miya (Miyawa) -Bauchi

258 Mobber -Borno

259 Montol -Plateau

260 Moruwa (Moro’a, Morwa) -Kaduna

261 Muchaila -Adamawa

262 Mumuye -Taraba

263 Mundang -Adamawa

264 Munga (Mupang) -Plateau

265 Mushere -Plateau

266 Mwahavul (Mwaghavul) -Plateau

267 Ndoro -Taraba

268 Ngamo -Bauchi, Yobe

269 Ngizim -Yobe

270 Ngweshe (Ndhang.Ngoshe-Ndhang) -Adamawa, Borno

271 Ningi (Ningawa) -Bauchi

272 Ninzam (Ninzo) -Kaduna, Plateau

273 Njayi -Adamawa

274 Nkim -Cross River

275 Nkum -Cross River

276 Nokere (Nakere) -Plateau

277 Nunku -Kaduna, Plateau

278 Nupe -Niger

279 Nyandang -Taraba

280 Ododop Cross River

281 Ogori -Kwara

282 Okobo (Okkobor) -Akwa lbom

283 Okpamheri -Edo

284 Olulumo -Cross River

285 Oron -Akwa lbom

286 Owan -Edo

287 Owe -Kwara

288 Oworo -Kwara

289 Pa’a (Pa’awa Afawa) -Bauchi

290 Pai -Plateau

291 Panyam -Taraba

292 Pero -Bauchi

293 Pire -Adamawa

294 Pkanzom -Taraba

295 Poll -Taraba

296 Polchi Habe -Bauchi

297 Pongo (Pongu) -Niger

298 Potopo -Taraba

299 Pyapun (Piapung) -Plateau

300 Qua -Cross River

301 Rebina (Rebinawa) -Bauchi

302 Reshe -Kebbi, Niger

303 Rindire (Rendre) -Plateau

304 Rishuwa -Kaduna

305 Ron -Plateau

306 Rubu -Niger

307 Rukuba -Plateau

308 Rumada -Kaduna

309 Rumaya -Kaduna

310 Sakbe -Taraba

311 Sanga -Bauchi

312 Sate -Taraba

313 Saya (Sayawa Za’ar) -Bauchi

314 Segidi (Sigidawa) -Bauchi

315 Shanga (Shangawa) -Sokoto

316 Shangawa (Shangau) -Plateau

317 Shan-Shan -Plateau

318 Shira (Shirawa) -Kano

319 Shomo -Taraba

320 Shuwa -Adamawa, Borno

321 Sikdi -Plateau

322 Siri (Sirawa) -Bauchi

323 Srubu (Surubu) -Kaduna

324 Sukur -Adamawa

325 Sura -Plateau

326 Tangale -Bauchi

327 Tarok -Plateau, Taraba

328 Teme -Adamawa

329 Tera (Terawa) -Bauchi, Bomo

330 Teshena (Teshenawa) -Kano

331 Tigon -Adamawa

332 Tikar -Taraba

333 Tiv -Benue, Plateau, Taraba and Nasarawa

334 Tula -Bauchi

335 Tur -Adamawa

336 Ufia -Benue

337 Ukelle -Cross River

338 Ukwani (Kwale) -Delta

339 Uncinda -Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto

340 Uneme (Ineme) -Edo

341 Ura (Ula) -Niger

342 Urhobo -Delta

343 Utonkong -Benue

344 Uyanga -Cross River

345 Vemgo -Adamawa

346 Verre -Adamawa

347 Vommi -Taraba

348 Wagga -Adamawa

349 Waja -Bauchi

350 Waka -Taraba

351 Warja (Warja) -Jigawa

352 Warji -Bauchi

353 Wula -Adamawa

354 Wurbo -Adamawa

355 Wurkun -Taraba

356 Yache -Cross River

357 Yagba -Kwara

358 Yakurr (Yako) -Cross River

359 Yalla -Benue

360 Yandang -Taraba

361 Yergan (Yergum) -Plateau

362 Yoruba -(Kwara, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Kogi)

363 Yott -Taraba

364 Yumu -Niger

365 Yungur -Adamawa

366 Yuom -Plateau

367 Zabara -Niger

368 Zaranda -Bauchi

369 Zarma (Zarmawa) -Kebbi

370 Zayam (Zeam) -Bauchi

371 Zul (Zulawa) –Bauchi

 

Kemi Badenoch and Uchechukwu Olisa: Realities of Today’s Nigerian Citizenship, Identity, and Official Exclusion (1) – Noble Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje

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KEMI BADENOCH AND UCHECHUKWU OLISA: REALITIES OF TODAY’S NIGERIAN CITIZENSHIP, IDENTITY, AND OFFICIAL EXCLUSION (1)

- by Noble Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje (KSJI)

+234 70 155 303 62 – WhatsApp messages only

druzoadirieje2015@gmail.com

 

 

The contrasting citizenship statuses of Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke Badenoch (née Adegoke; born of a Nigerian Yoruba parent on 2 January 1980 in Wimbledon, London), and Uchechukwu Olisa (born of a Nigerian Igbo parent on 2 January 1972 in Lagos, Nigeria)—highlight complex and often paradoxical dynamics in how citizenship, identity, and belonging are constructed, recognized, and contested in different socio-political contexts. Kemi Badenoch, born in Nigeria but having relocated to the United Kingdom, is able to claim full British citizenship and renounce her Nigerian citizenship. Meanwhile, Uchechukwu Olisa, a lifelong Lagos resident born in the same city, finds himself officially treated as a foreigner by the Lagos State government, while the federal Government under a former Lagos State Governor, silently watched. This juxtaposition raises important questions about the nature of citizenship, the role of the state, and the lived realities of identity and rights in Nigeria and abroad.

 

Legal Frameworks of Citizenship

The foundation of citizenship is anchored in legal frameworks that define who belongs to a state and who does not. In the UK, citizenship laws allow naturalized citizens—people born abroad who relocate and settle in Britain—to claim full British citizenship after meeting residence and other criteria. Importantly, British law permits dual citizenship but also recognizes the option to renounce former citizenships. Kemi Badenoch’s case is emblematic: born in Nigeria, she exercised her right to naturalize as a British citizen, thereby enjoying full political and social rights in the UK, including voting rights and eligibility for public office. She also has the legal freedom to renounce Nigerian citizenship, making her formally British in nationality.

 

Nigeria, however, has a more complex citizenship regime. Nigerian law recognizes citizenship by birth, descent, registration, or naturalization, but it also has regional and ethnic considerations embedded in governance, affecting who is deemed a “native” or “indigene” of a particular state. Lagos State, where Uchechukwu Olisa lives, operates a system that sometimes distinguishes between “indigenes” (those with ancestral roots in the state) and “settlers” or non-indigenes (those who reside but lack ethnic ties). This distinction often affects access to government jobs, education, political representation, and even social services.

 

The Indigene-Settler Dichotomy in Nigeria

The official treatment of Uchechukwu Olisa as a foreigner despite his 50-year residence in Lagos reflects the indigene-settler dichotomy that shapes Nigerian state and local identity politics. Indigeneity in Nigeria is frequently defined by ancestral lineage linked to a specific ethnic group or community within a state, rather than by place of birth or continuous residence. This system is rooted in historical ethnic territoriality and political control, which governments have institutionalized to manage power and resource distribution.

As a result, someone like Uchechukwu Olisa—although born and raised in Lagos—may be classified as a non-indigene if his family origins trace back to a different ethnic group or state. This classification limits his access to opportunities reserved for indigenes, effectively marginalizing him within his own place of birth. In some cases, this categorization extends to the degree that non-indigenes are viewed as “foreigners” in their own land, despite legal citizenship under federal Nigerian law.

 

Contrasting Experiences of Belonging and Citizenship

The case of Kemi Badenoch underscores how mobility and migration can confer citizenship rights and social acceptance unavailable to those who remain in their country of origin. By moving to Britain, meeting residency and legal criteria, and naturalizing, Badenoch gained full citizenship rights in a country that values legal formalization over ethnic or ancestral claims. This allows her to jettison Nigerian citizenship if she wishes, embracing a singular national identity without the constraints of indigeneity politics.

….. to be continued

 

Noble Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje is a distinguished and multidimensional communicator whose work as a writer, columnist, blogger, reviewer, editor, and author bridges the intersections of global health, sustainable development, human rights, climate justice, and governance.

SCALING UP INVESTMENTS IN HEALTH WORKFORCE TO PREVENT BRAIN DRAIN AND PROMOTE HEALTH SECURITY IN AFRICA AND THE GLOBAL SOUTH [current concerns 2-002]

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SCALING UP INVESTMENTS IN HEALTH WORKFORCE TO PREVENT BRAIN DRAIN AND PROMOTE HEALTH SECURITY IN AFRICA AND THE GLOBAL SOUTH
-by Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje / +2347015530362 (WhatsApp) / druzoadirieje2015@gmail.com

 

 

The health workforce is the heartbeat of any health system. Without doctors, nurses, midwives, community health workers, laboratory scientists, pharmacists, and other frontline health professionals, even the best-equipped hospitals are lifeless structures. Yet, across Africa and the Global South, a silent crisis continues to undermine progress in health, sustainable development, and human security, namely: the depletion of health workers through underinvestment and unchecked brain drain. As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and prepares for future health threats, it is imperative that nations in low- and middle-income regions, especially Africa and the Global South—scale up sustainable investments in the health workforce. Such strategic action will not only mitigate the mass migration of skilled professionals but will also bolster national and regional health security.

 

The Health Workforce Crisis in Africa and the Global South

 

Africa accounts for 25% of the global disease burden but has only 3% of the world’s health workers, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This shocking disparity is compounded by poor working conditions, low wages, job insecurity, unsafe environments, limited career development opportunities, and insufficient investments in education and training. Consequently, health professionals are migrating in droves to countries in the Global North where they find better employment prospects. The United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and Australia have increasingly relied on recruiting foreign-trained nurses and doctors—many of them from Africa—to plug their own shortages. While this benefits the receiving countries, it severely weakens already fragile health systems in source countries. The cost of training a doctor in Nigeria, for instance, is estimated at over $30,000. When these professionals emigrate, it amounts to a massive loss of public investment, with no guarantee of returns to their home countries. Moreover, their departure creates gaps in service delivery, deepens inequities, and diminishes the health system’s ability to respond to emergencies—threatening both health and human security.

 

Why Brain Drain Matters for Health Security

 

Health security refers to the activities required to minimize the danger and impact of acute public health events that endanger people's health across geographical regions. As COVID-19 demonstrated, weak health systems in one country can have global repercussions.

A robust, well-distributed, and motivated health workforce is essential for early detection, prevention, preparedness, and response to public health emergencies. Without adequate staff in health facilities, diseases go undetected, outbreaks worsen, vaccination programs falter, and maternal and child health services decline. In conflict-affected or climate-vulnerable regions, where displacement and disasters are increasing, the need for resilient health systems is even greater. Yet, brain drain erodes this resilience by draining local capacity and increasing dependence on humanitarian aid.

 

Rethinking Investment in the Health Workforce

 

To reverse this trend, governments, development partners, and stakeholders must adopt a multi-dimensional investment strategy that prioritizes retention, quality training, and career fulfillment. Scaling up investments should include:

 

1. Increased Public Financing for Health
Governments must commit at least 15% of their annual budgets to health, as pledged in the Abuja Declaration, and allocate a significant portion to human resources for health (HRH). This includes funding for salaries, benefits, protective equipment, continuing education, and health worker safety.

2. Education and Training Reforms
Expand and improve medical, nursing, and allied health training institutions. Introduce competency-based curricula, modern facilities, digital learning, and faculty development. Scholarships and incentives should target rural and underserved communities to build a pipeline of locally trained professionals.

3. Retention Strategies and Career Pathways
Provide competitive remuneration, clear promotion pathways, research opportunities, and professional development. Establish safe, enabling working conditions and mental health support. Countries like Rwanda and Ethiopia have shown how well-structured retention policies can keep professionals engaged and motivated.

4. Regulation of International Recruitment
African and Global South countries should engage diplomatically to advocate for ethical recruitment practices under WHO’s Global Code of Practice. Developed countries should provide compensation or reinvestment packages when they recruit large numbers of professionals from vulnerable countries.

5. Deployment and Distribution Equity
Investments must ensure equitable distribution of health workers between urban and rural areas. Strong health information systems and workforce mapping can help optimize deployments and prevent urban bias.

6. Harnessing Diaspora Engagement
Instead of resisting all forms of migration, governments can create frameworks for diaspora contribution, including telemedicine, knowledge transfer, short-term returns, and virtual mentoring.

 

The Role of Regional and Global Cooperation

 

Africa and the Global South cannot face this challenge alone. International organizations, donor agencies, and the private sector must act in solidarity by:

a.       Funding HRH-focused projects and South-South cooperation

2. Supporting regional training and health workforce observatories
3. Investing in digital health infrastructure
4. Facilitating joint health security capacity-building programs

Platforms such as the Africa CDC, WHO-AFRO, and regional economic communities (ECOWAS, SADC, EAC, etc.) must mainstream health workforce development into their health security and universal health coverage (UHC) agendas.

 

A Strategic Imperative, not a Luxury

 

Investing in the health workforce is not a luxury—it is a strategic imperative for development, security, and resilience. Healthy citizens contribute to economic growth, education, and productivity. A country with a strong health workforce is better equipped to withstand pandemics, respond to disasters, and meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Moreover, creating decent jobs in the health sector addresses youth unemployment, gender inequality, and rural poverty. According to the WHO, investments in the health and social care sectors can yield a triple return—improved health outcomes, economic growth, and gender equality.

 

Conclusion: A Call to Action

 

Africa and the Global South stand at a critical crossroads. The choice is stark: continue to hemorrhage skilled professionals or commit to bold, sustained investment in the health workforce. The latter option offers a path to health sovereignty, resilience, and dignity.

Governments must act with urgency. Civil society must demand accountability. Development partners must align their financing with national workforce priorities. And the global community must recognize that health security anywhere depends on a strong health workforce everywhere. It is time to move from rhetoric to results. Scaling up investment in the health workforce is our collective insurance policy against future crises—and a moral obligation to those who dedicate their lives to saving others.

 

 

Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje is a seasoned consultant with extensive expertise in global health, development planning, project management, sustainable development goals (SDGs), governance, health/community systems strengthening, policy advocacy, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E). He provides high-level consultancy services to governments, UN agencies, international organizations, NGOs, and development partners across Africa, leveraging over 25 years of multidisciplinary experience across Africa and the Global South.

 

curriculum vitae (CV) of Dr. Uzodinma ADIRIEJE

 

Dr. Uzodinma ADIRIEJE	IMO:  1 Taiwo Close, Toronto, PO Box 1484, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
	ABUJA: Plot 520, FHA, Lugbe; Airport Road, P.O. Box 8880, Wuse Abuja
	BLOG: http://uzodinmaadirieje.blogspot.com
PHONE: +234 803 472 5905	EMAIL: afrepton@gmail.com, uzodinma.adirieje@afrihealthcsos.org

 

CURRICULUM VITAE OF Dr. Uzodinma ADIRIEJE

                      

PERSONAL INFORMATION AND CONTACT ADDRESSES

Full names: ADIRIEJE, Uzodinma Akujekwe [Dr.] Nationality: Nigerian Addresses:  1 Taiwo Close, MCC Uratta Rd, PO Box 1484, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria                                          Plot 520, FHA Estate, Lugbe, Airport Road, P.O. Box 8880, Wuse, Abuja, Nigeria       Phone/Mobile: +234 80 34 72 59 05 Emails: afrepton@gmail.com, afrepton@yahoo.com Weblog: http://druzodinmadirieje.blogspot.com

CAREER COMMITMENT

I am committed to continuously provide evaluation, monitoring, reviews, evidence and Systems Strengthening services towards achieving the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and African Union’s Agenda 2063; with sustainable interventions in Health, HIV/AIDS,TB and Malaria; human security, the SDGs including climate change and energy efficiency,   and living standards of people and communities affected by or at risk for diseases, disasters, ignorance, underdevelopment and or poverty; using my 22 years of practical/hands-on civil society and private sector management/leadership skills and experiences in conceptualizing, planning, implementation, monitoring/evaluation and reporting Partnership building/collaborations; advocacy, communication and social mobilization; research and evidence generation; capacity development/trainings; and outreach interventions of projects, programmes and policies at all levels.

 

BRIEF CITATION  

 

Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje is a professional consultant and an advocate/champion for health, energy, environment/climate actions, project management, conference/workshops consultant, and evaluation professional; a biodiversity, ecosystem, food security/nutrition, and good governance advocate. Dr. Adirieje’s works include promoting human rights, ending violence against women and girls; while addressing the plights of children/adolescents, women and girls, older persons, poor, rural, marginalized and other vulnerable populations including Youth (particularly young women and girls), Indigenous Peoples, Persons with albinism, orphans, widows, LGBTQIA+ individuals, Persons with disabilities, Sex workers, Refugees or Migrants, Women living in rural or underserved areas, and Persons living with HIV/AIDS. Uzodinma’s activities focus on partnerships/collaboration; advocacy, communication, and social/resource mobilization; research/evidence generation; capacity development/learning; outreaches/community engagement; monitoring and evaluation

 

Adirieje is the CEO/Programmes Director of Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) - the global CSOs Network with partners/members/teams/chapters in Nigeria’s 36 States and FCT, over 2,700 member organizations from 119 countries, and a Google Group of 43,000 members. A seasoned Health Economist, Health Systems Management Consultant, professional Project/Programme Manager, independent Monitoring and Evaluation

(M&E) specialist, Health, Human Rights, Human Security and Development Advocate/Campaigner, Clinician, Certified Researcher and Management Consultant/Trainer/Facilitator; Dr. Adirieje remains a Climate Change, Energy and Biodiversity Advocate, with proven and time-tested competences in Good Clinical Practice, Biomedical Research, and Nigerian National Code of Health Research Ethics. Uzodinma is a Conference Organizer, Columnist/Writer, and Activist; Global Coordinator of the ‘Disability, Elderly, Women, Vulnerable and Youth (DEWVY) Project of AHOA; Initiator of the After50 Group Club; and President of the Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria (SOCSEEN). He is a gender activist, and author of the ‘Female Circumcision (Female Genital Mutilation): 40 Dangerous Effects Parents and Relations Must Know; and Nutrition for All Ages - A Pocket Guide (publications now catalogued at the Media/Materials Clearinghouse of the Johns Hopkins University, USA, for worldwide distribution, as M/MC ID#: PL NGA 318 and 398 respectively)’.

 

Dr. Adirieje was the Consultant for the development of the ‘Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria Comprehensive Manual of Procedures’ for the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA); Trainer/Facilitating Consultant, AIDS, TB and Malaria (ATM) national Networks Leaders’ Training on the Coordination and Management of ATM Networks CSOs’ Activities for ACOMIN, CiSHAN and TB Networks, Actionaid Nigeria/Global Fund, 2012;  Lead Organizer and Facilitator, Eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) in Resources Constrained Settings During the Covid-19 Pandemic - what works, what doesn't; an international webinar organized by Afrihealth Optonet Association in commemoration of the 2021 World Tuberculosis (TB) Day; and Project Coordinator, 'Towards Intensified HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support Services In Nigeria' - a Global Fund project that covered all the States in Nigeria under the Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (CiSHAN), 2010-2011. Dr. Adirieje is a ‘One Health’ Champion and Reproductive Health Advocate, Development Worker, Health and Community Systems Strengthening Specialist, and Community leader.

 

Uzodinma has over twenty years of proven competencies in managing/supporting and evaluating projects, policies, programmes and interventions that enhance results/productivity, accountability, inclusivity and transparency in Society Welfare/Social Safety nets, Development Work, Sustainable Development/Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Health; using Partnerships/Collaborations, Advocacy, Research/Evidence, Capacity/Organizational Development, Community Engagements, and Outreach interventions. He was a pioneer Fellow and President, Nigeria Association of Evaluators (2019-2022); Consultant that drafted Nigeria’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Policy which was approved by the Nigerian Government; and national consultant that produced Nigeria’s SDG-3/Health Evaluation synthesis. He’s a key participant in Nigeria’s national evaluation of the Sustainable Development Goals 3 & 4. He is an active participant in African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) and recipient of 2022 Recognition Award from the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE) for his “enduring commitment and valuable contributions”.

 

Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje holds a ‘Certificate of Participation’ from the 7th International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities (NEC 2022) with the theme ‘Resilient National Evaluation Systems for Sustainable Development’ held at the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) in Turin, Italy, 25-28 October 2022; and organized by the UNDP in collaboration with the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI). In 2022, Dr Adirieje was one of 8 Africans selected by qualification to participate in the six weeks maiden Boot Camp of the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE). Uzodinma Adirieje was the Chairperson of Nigeria’s National World Malaria Day Committee in 2019; Conference Manager of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) in 2005, and Projects Coordinator of the Nigeria National Health Conferences during 2006 - 2009.

 

He was the Technical Consultant/Adviser to the Hon. Minister of State I, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Conference Coordinator for the 2nd GlobalPOWER Women Network Africa High-Level Meeting (HLM) Abuja 2013, organized by the Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the African Union and with support of UNAIDS; 27-28 June 2013. He’s a Member of, the Technical Committee Meeting on Draft Standards for Renewable Energy in Nigeria. Dr Adirieje participated in the 2018 African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN) in Nairobi and the 2018 meetings/activities of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

 

During 2017-2018, Adirieje was Project Director of the vastly media reported ‘Sustainable Citizen Participation (SCP) in Nigeria’s Niger Delta’ Project funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), which addressed women’s and girls’ health, empowerment, Energy, Environment and SDGs challenge across 81 communities/LGAs in 9 States Niger Delta. Chairman, Nigeria Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (NiPBES) since 2019. He’s Member, National Technical Working Group on M&E; member, National Core Working Group on Nigeria’s 2020 Voluntary National Review (CWG-VNR) at the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and reappointed for Nigeria’s 2025 VNR for the 2025 United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF); and Chairman, Civil Society Response for Nigeria’s 2020 VNR. He’s also the President, Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria (SOCSEEN) and Global Coordinator of the Civil Society Actions for Climate Change, Energy and Biodiversity (CSA4CEB). He was the consultant that produced Nigeria’s SDG-3/Health Evaluation synthesis; and key participant in Nigeria’s national evaluation of SDGs 3 and 4.

 

Uzodinma was the National Team Supervisor and Data Collection Team Leader (data collector, data analyst and data quality assessment) of the Global Fund/NMEP/ISA’s Malaria Matchbox Nigeria Project 2020-2021 in conflict-ridden Northeastern Nigeria. He’s Member of Nigeria’s National Technical Working Group (TWG) on M&E. He’s successfully conceptualize/planned and managed scores of local and international conferences, workshops, trainings, seminars, symposia, research, advocacy, health and development programmes, projects and activities/interventions.

 

PAPERS, SPEECHES, PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

 

*  2020  Leak Speaker; Webinar on ‘Families in Development: Beijing +25 and the COVID-19” in commemoration of the 2020 International Day of the Families’ (with particular reference to social policies in Nigeria and how their weaknesses and inadequacies have been brought to fore by the COVID-19 pandemic.) < https://zioncliff.org/4032-2/>; 15-05-2020

*  2018 Promoting Voice and Development Agenda Setting for Sustainable Citizen/Women’s

Participation (SCP) in Resource-Constrained Settings in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria using the Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Approach in 2017-18; a presentation for the 2018 International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit Nusa Dua, Indonesia from April 16-20, 2018

*  2017 Mobilizing Communities for Monitoring Activities that Promote the SDGs in Imo State during 2017-18; a presentation at the Nigeria National Evaluation Conference, 6-8 December 2017

*2015 Imperative for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Interventions: a case for the Mbamala International Kidney Centre; presented during the formal presentation of ‘Peace of Mind’ (A Book written by Hon. Chief Val Mbamala); under the Chairmanship of His Excellency, Rt.Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, CFR; Executive Governor of Sokoto State; at Yar’adua Centre,  * 2013 The Role of Medical Librarians in Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM): implications for the MDGs and post-2015 Era. A presentation at the 2013 Workshop/AGM of the medical Librarians Association of Nigeria

*  2005   ‘The State of Women’s Health and Lives in Nigeria: The Imperative of Complementary Traditional Health Care’ - a position/advocacy paper presented at the Inaugural Consultative Meeting of the African Women’s Health Initiative (AWHI), USA/Nigeria; Nicon Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria; 11-13 January 2005

*  2005   ‘Controlling HIV/AIDS Among Mobile Populations in Lagos’ – an oral presentation made at the 14th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa, Abuja, 4-9 December 2005 

*  2004   ‘Controlling HIV/AIDS within the community’ – an enlightenment/advocacy speech delivered at an HIV/AIDS control campaign for the predominantly Muslim Arewa Community, Isolo, organized jointly by Afrihealth Optonet Association and Arewa Joint Action Committee (AJACOM), at the Isolo central Mosque, Lagos;

*  2003  ‘Education and the Challenge of Regeneration in Orsu Local Government Area’ The inaugural guest lecture at the 2nd ‘Orsu Summit’ held at Orsu Local Government Area (LGA) headquarters, Awo-Idemili, Imo State, Nigeria, 30 December 2003

*  2001  ‘The Child and the Home’ -a guest speech delivered at the annual general meeting of Parent Teachers Association of Sunshine Nursery/Primary School, Aguda-Surulere, Lagos, 17 November 2001

*    2001  ‘Philanthropy as a Poverty Alleviation and Development Initiative in Orsu Local Government Area’ – an advocacy paper delivered at the launching of a N2.5million naira Endowment Fund for the Less-privileged, by the Ede-Ukwu Welfare Association, Ajegunle, Lagos, 11 November 2001

*    2000  ‘Vitamin A as Soldiers of the Human Body’ -a guest speech delivered at the launching of the Vitamin A for Health programme of the Prosuzet Nutrition Foundation, Bariga-Lagos

 

CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, TRAINING, SEMINARS, WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

* 2021  Lead Organizer and Moderator, Eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) in Resources Constrained Settings During the Covid-19 Pandemic - what works, what doesn't; an international webinar organized by Afrihealth Optonet Association in commemoration of the 2021 World TB Day.                                                                                                                                                 

* 2020  Moderator/Country Group Lead, Civil Society Consultations on 2020 Voluntary National Review (VNR) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Nigeria. 

* 2020  Convener and Moderator; Taming the Monster: Ending Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Against Women and Girls (SGBVAMG) During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic – a virtual Town Hall Meeting to commemorate the ‘16 Days of Activism’; organized by Afrihealth Optonet Association on 11 December 2020.  

*  2017   Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E); a capacity building workshop organized by Health Systems & Projects Consultants Ltd at the Nigeria National Evaluation Conference, 6-8 December 2017

* Conference Coordinator, 10th National Conference on Divine Mercy, Catholic Church, Nigeria, 2016  

* Organizing Consultant; Nigeria National Cervical Cancer Screening Scale-up Project Implementing Partners Meeting, Abuja, 2015 Abuja; November 2015  

*2015 Advance Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) certificate courses offered by Health Systems and Projects Consultants

*2015 Advanced Project and Programme Management certificate courses offered by Health Systems and Projects Consultants

*2014-15 Basic Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) certificate courses offered by Health Systems and Projects Consultants

*2014-15 Project and Programme Planning/Design and Management certificate courses offered by Health Systems and Projects Consultants

*Conference Director; Health, Human and Food security Summit (HEFOSS), Abuja, 2014

*  2013-15 Leadership and Management for Organizational Transformation and Project/Programmes Implementation [certificate course/training materials]

* Conference Coordinator/Technical Consultant; 1st Biomedical HIV Prevention Forum, Abuja 2013

* Technical Consultant/Adviser to the Hon. Minister of State I, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2nd GlobalPOWER Women Network Africa High Level Meeting (HLM) Abuja 2013, organized by the Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the African Union and with support of UNAIDS; 27-28 June

* Conference Coordinator, 2nd High Level Meeting of the GlobalPOWER Women Network Africa (GPWNA), Abuja, 2012-2013

* Coordinator and Head of Secretariat, Partnership for the Nigeria National Health Conferences (NHC), 2009; co-hosted by the Government of Akwa Ibom State, held at Le’Meridien Ibom Hotel and Resort, Uyo; with focus on ‘Revitalizing Primary Health Care in Nigeria’

* Conference Coordinator, Nigeria National Health Conferences (NHC), Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON), Uyo and Abuja, 2006-09

* Conference Coordinator, National Conference on Adequate Infant Nutrition in Nigeria, Abuja, 2008-09

* Coordinator and Head of Secretariat, Partnership for the Nigeria National Health Conferences (NHC), 2006…. To develop a Health Agenda for Nigeria in the twenty-first (21st) Century and disseminate this Agenda to Stakeholders at all levels of Government,

Development Partners and NGOs, nationally and internationally (2006); 

* Advocacy visits to the President of the Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives (National Assembly) to support and participate in the Partnership for the National Health Conference, 2006

* Coordinator and member of Advocacy team to the President of the Honourable

Ministers of Health to support and participate in the Partnership for the National Health Conference, 2006

* Coordinator, Health Insurance Capacity-Building and Study tour of the Brazilian

Health System and Institutions by Nigerian stakeholders including members of the National Assembly, Representatives of Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), Board and management of the NHIS, Change Agents, representatives of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), NHIS Providers, Consumers, Civil Society and media; organizing post-tour conference and writing/producing tour report (published, July 2006)

* Program Manager, International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), Abuja, 2005

* Secretary, International and National Scientific Committees of ICASA2005

 

PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION ACTIVITIES: 

1.  National President of the Nigerian Association of Evaluators (NAE)

<www.nigeriaevaluators.org>, 2019 - 2022

2.  Deputy President, Interim Executive Council, NAE, 2014-2019

2.  Founding Chairman of its Imo State Chapter (of the NAE).

3.  Fellow of the Nigerian Association of Evaluators (FNAE) 

4.  Member of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E),

Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria; 

5.  Participated in the planning meetings for the SDG3 Evaluation, and the validation of the reports of SDG3 and SDG4 Evaluations in 2021. 

6.  Member, National Core Working Group on 2020 Voluntary National Review (CWG-VNR), OSSAP-SDGs, The Presidency, Nigeria.

7.  Chairman, Civil Society Consultations on the 2020 Voluntary National Review (VNR), Nigeria.

8.  Submitted the draft National M&E Policy to the Hon. Minister of State Budget and National Planning for onward presentation to the Federal Government of Nigeria towards producing an Evaluation law for Nigeria (there is presently no Evaluation law in Nigeria), in company of representatives of UNICEF and FMBNP. 

9.  National Consultant for Health Evaluation Synthesis in Nigeria, 2019 which report facilitated the implementation of the SDG 3 and SDG 4 Evaluation supported by Unicef. 

 

EVALUATIONS CONSULTANCIES AND OTHER EVALUATION ENGAGEMENTS: 

 

1.  National Consultant; Evaluation of the National Social Investments Programme (NSIP) in the 36 States and FCT, 2016-2022; Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development; 2023  

2.  Production of the Nigeria Evaluation Synthesis for SDG-3 (2015-2019) and Establishment of Nigeria Evaluation Repository 2010-2019; commissioned by UNICEF and the Dept of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Abuja, Nigeria. 

3.  Consultant for the preparation of Nigeria’s Monitoring and Evaluation Policy (2020)

4.  Associate Consultant: Provision of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Services for British Council Activities, Programmes And Interventions In Nigeria; 2019

5.  National consultant of World Bank and NACA that developed Imo State Multi-sectoral HIV & AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Plan,2012-2016

6.  GAVI Consultant for monthly routine immunization (RI) monitoring, evaluation and supportive supervision in 250 (two hundred and fifty) Primary Health Care Centres in the twenty-seven LGAs in Imo State 

 

EVALUATION TRAININGS PROVIDED/FACILITATED: 

1.  Facilitator, Training of Trainers Workshop for 51 (Fifty-One) Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from the 17 Southern States of Nigeria, who were engaged for the Evaluation of the National Social Investments Programme (NSIP) in the, 2016-2022; Enugu, 11-15 April 2023

2.  Facilitator, Training of Trainers Workshop for 60 (Sixty) Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria, who were engaged for the Evaluation of the National Social Investments Programme (NSIP) in the, 2016-2022; Kano, 16-20 April 2023

3.  Resource Person/Presenter; ‘Online/digital training event organized by partnerships to engage reform and learn’- Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) in Adaptive Programmes: challenges, good practices and responses to COVID-19 < https://www.glocalevalweek.org/event-detail/753>; 03-06-2020

4.  Curriculum Developer and Sole Facilitator; Training on the Evaluation Cycle - Steps in Evaluation; 23-05-20

5.  Sole Facilitator/Trainer for the provision of monitoring and evaluation (M & E) certificate training course to four persons for 3 days for the Staff and Leadership of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria; and supported the FIDA team to develop an organizational M&E Plan and Strategy; 2018;

6.  Team Leader/Facilitator, Training Workshops on Fundamentals of Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation & Development of M&E Frameworks for Staff of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning (MBNP), and Project Beneficiaries Agencies; under the European Union’s Technical Assistance for Implementation of Support to Federal Governance Reform Programme (SUFEGOR) EuropeAid/132034/D/SER/NG; 2018 

 

RESEARCH, MONITORING, EVALUATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT TRAININGS RECEIVED: 

 

1.      Certificate, 2023: Good Clinical Practice Course, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), USA/Center for Bioethics and Research (CBR), Nigeria

2.      Certificate, 2023: Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Research Course, CITI USA/CBR Nigeria

3.      Certificate, 2023: The Nigerian National Code of Health Research Ethics, CITI USA/CBR Nigeria 

4.      Certificate of Participation, International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities (NEC), held in Turin, Italy, 24-28 October 2022

5.      Optimizing your M&E team's performance: Improving internal communication and dealing with conflict; USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH 

6.      Overcoming the challenge of building and leading effective M&E teams for public sector,

NGO and civil society organizations; USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH 

7.      The Virtual Leadership Development Programme (a Diploma course); USAID/Measure

Evaluation/MSH 

8.      Country Ownership & Organizational Capacity Building; and Creating an Enabling Environment for M&E Community of Practice [CoP]; USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH

9.      Certificate training in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Data Management; use and application of QuickBooks software; 

10.  Peer Participatory Rapid Health Assessment for Action (PPRHAA); UK DFID. 

 

RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND PROJECTS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCIES DONE

EXPERIENCES IN PROJECT/PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTANCIES

 

Date: 2-6 December 2024

Client: Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH).

Position: Lead Rapporteur and Communiques Consultant

Project: 8^th Nigeria Family Planning Conference (NFPC) - a biennial event that brings together experts, partners, policy makers and other stakeholders to discuss and share experiences on the progress made and to chart the way forward towards improving the existing situation of FP in Nigeria.

 

Date: 1 Mar. 2024 – 30 Nov. 2024                     

Clients: Afrihealth Optonet Association; Baku Initiative Group; Azerbaijan National NGO Coalition; Global Consortium of Civil Society on Climate Change and Conference of Parties (GCSCCC)

Position: Team Lead                                                                                                             

Project: 29^th UNFCCC Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP29), Baku, Azerbaija

Responsibilities: 

i.                     Provide the leadership required for the effective participation of the African civil society in COP29

ii.                   Collaborate with the COP29 Presidency, Baku Initiative Group; Azerbaijan National NGO Coalition to ensure a significant presence of the Global Consortium of Civil Society on Climate Change and Conference of Parties (GCSCCC) at COP29

iii.                  Participate in various relevant events at the COP29 for the benefit of the Civil Society

Achievements at the COP29

At COP29 Baku, Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje emphasized the following:

Leveraging Africa's minerals to drive a green economic transformation

Enhancing Africa's carbon capture potential

Establishing the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG)

Accelerating the clean energy transition

Taking urgent action to limit greenhouse gas emissions by:

1. Reinforcing global commitments to limit global warming to 1.5°C by encouraging nations to revise and strengthen their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

2. Scaling up climate finance to support adaptation and mitigation in developing and vulnerable nations.

3. Establishing robust frameworks for loss and damage funding to address irreversible climate impacts.

4. Promoting innovation in renewable energy and sustainable resource management.

Participation and Global Message

 

Other achievements by Dr. Adirieje at COP29 include:

·         Expressing gratitude to Azerbaijan for the organization of COP29

·         Highlighting the support of the Baku Initiative Group for African peoples, both in words and deeds. Emphasizing that the support of the Baku Initiative Group for African peoples will continue to grow.

·         Support for African countries: Adirieje thanked Azerbaijan for organizing COP29 and said that the Baku Initiative Group has supported African countries in their participation in the conference.

·         Commitment to African peoples: Adirieje emphasized that the Baku Initiative Group's support for African peoples is not just in words, but also in deeds.

·         Organization of COP29: Adirieje said that the level of organization for COP29 exceeded expectations.

·         Supported African participation: Adirieje established an organization in Africa to ensure that African countries would participate in COP29.

·         Supported the Baku Initiative Group: Adirieje highlighted the Baku Initiative Group's commitment to supporting African peoples, and said that the group's support would continue to grow.

·         Met with African representatives: Adirieje met with representatives from African nations and communities that have been affected by colonialism. They discussed neocolonialism, potential steps to prevent it, and joint cooperation projects.

·         Earlier, Adirieje supported COP29 from February and helped establish an African organization to ensure African countries' participation.

 

Date: February 2024 – August 2024

Client: Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN)

Position: Technical Adviser, Chairperson, Community Advisory Board (CAB)

Project: SARS-coV2 variants in Evaluation in pRegnancy and paeDIatrics cohorts (VERDI)   

               Project

 

Date: May 2023 – Date, ongoing

Client: Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), Nigeria

Position: Technical Consultant

Project: Health Sector CSOs/NGOs Reviews and Capacity Development Project 

 

Date: February 2023 – Date, ongoing

Client: JB Sanghai Ltd

Position: Technical Consultant

Project: Evaluation of the National Social Investments Programme (NSIP) of the Federal

Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, in the 36 States and FCT, 2016-2022 

 

Date: September 2022 – 2023

Client: Sightsavers International, in collaboration with the Office of the Senior Special

Assistant to the President on the SDGs

Position: Project Consultant

Project: Domestication of the Inclusive Data Charter (IDC) and development of Nigeria National Action Plan to advance disaggregated and inclusive data and ensure poor and vulnerable people are fully captured in our data in line with the SDGs principle of "leave no one, behind".

 

Date: 12-16 December 2022

Client: Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH).

Position: Lead Rapporteur and Communiques Consultant

Project: 7^th Nigeria Family Planning Conference (NFPC) - a biennial event that brings together experts, partners, policy makers and other stakeholders to discuss and share experiences on the progress made and to chart the way forward towards improving the existing situation of FP in Nigeria.

 

Date: 5-9 December 2022

Client: Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), Nigeria 

Position: Project Consultant

Project: 63^rd National Council on Health (NCH) – Nigeria’s highest policy making body for the Health Sector, which membership comprises all the Ministers of Health, 36 Commissioners for Health, FCT Secretary for Health, all their permanent Secretaries and Directors, 5-9 December, Abuja

 

Date: Nov. 2021 - 2023

Client: Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on the SDGs (OSSAP-SDGs), The Presidency, Nigeria

Position: Training and Projects Verification Consultant

Project: Verification of Conditional Grants Scheme (CGS) Projects Implemented from 2016 – 2020 in Nigeria’s 36 States & FCT 

 

Date: February 2021 – December 2022

Client: Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Nigeria                                            

Position: Oversight/Sites Visitation Team Member

Project: Alternate School Programme of the Federal Government of Nigeria

 

Date: Aug. 2019 - 2020                        

Client: Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH)                      

Position: Consultant 

Project: Development of The National Health Promotion Strategic Plan (2020-2024), Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), Nigeria. 

 

Date: 16 July - 2018 15 November 2018

Client: East West Consulting - EWC sprl, on behalf of the European Union/European

Commission and “ICE – International Consulting Expertise EEIG”, Belgium

Position: National Senior Short-Term Expert & Team Lead for Ministry of Budget and

National Planning (MBNP) Department Workshop on Project Cycle Management 

Project: Provision of Hands-On Training of On Project Cycle Management (PCM), Results-Based Management (RBM) And Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) For Personnel of Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIR) And Federal Government’s Budget Office; As Part of European Union’s Support to Federal Government (SUFEGOR). 

Phase 1: (1st Quarter 2018):

4-day Training Workshop on Strengthening the capacity of MBNP staff in Fundamentals of

Project Cycle Management (PCM) Technique, Logical Framework Analysis (LFA) and Logical Framework Matrix (LFM) Phase 2: (2nd Quarter 2018):

4-day Training workshop on Strengthening the capacity of MBNP staff in - Fundamentals of the Results-Based Management (RBM) Approach and Developing a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework Major Responsibilities: 

i.                     Design the Needs Assessment questionnaire, disseminate to participants and analyse the responses.

ii.                   Design the Workshop Curriculum. 

iii.                  Design Pre-and Post-Workshop Questionnaires and analyse the responses. 

iv.                  Design the end of workshop assessment questionnaires and analyse the responses. 

v.    Facilitate the 4-days workshop during Phase 1 and the 4-day workshop during Phase 2. 

vi.  Draft and finalise the workshop reports.

 

Date: 1 Jan. 2017-Dec. 2018 

Client: United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) and Afrihealth Optonet Association                                         

Position: Project Director and Lead Trainer

Project: SUSTAINABLE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN NIGERIA’S NIGER DELTA REGION. This project covered 81 (eighty-one) LGAs/Communities in 9 Niger Delta States (Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, Rivers). It was fully funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) and implemented by Afrihealth Optonet Association. 

Major Responsibilities: 

i. Head of the project implementation team (PIT); ii. Leads all the project’s management, implementation, training, Monitoring and Evaluation

(M&E) of sub-grantee and reporting to UNDEF and stakeholders iii. Developed the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan;

iv.                 Oversight and M&E responsibilities on implementing partners and sub-implementing partners of the SCP Project

v.                   Identify sources of data, collection methods, who collects data, how often, cost of collection and who analyzes it; 

vi.                 Develop criteria and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) scheme for the impact, benefit and sustainability of Organization’s projects; vii. Lead in the selection of indicators for the project viii. Prepare detailed M&E budget and calendar of M&E activities; ix. Oversee the execution of M&E activities included in the SCP project Work Plan, with particular focus on program budgets, logical framework (logframe) designs for the physical and process Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of project activities, use of results-based approach for M&E;

vii.               Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed;

viii.             Facilitate, act as resource person, and join if required any external supervision and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) missions, and monitor the follow up of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) recommendations;

ix.                 Identify and participate in additional networks, for example scientific or policy-based networks that may also yield lessons that can benefit project implementation of the SCP

Project; and

x.                   Be responsible for planning outreaches/outreach interventions, and writing annual project reports 

 

Date: 1 Dec. 2011 - present

Client: Health Systems and Projects Consultants Ltd 

Position: Country Director and Lead Trainer

Project: This company provides consultancy and direct services in the conceptualization, planning, mobilization, implementation and reporting of conferences, workshops, management training/capacity development, seminars, researches, round tables, advocacy, organizational development (OD), partnerships management, resourcing, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E).    Major Responsibilities: 

i.                     Responsible for managing all operations within Nigeria including taking responsibility for profit, revenue, cash and quality targets; and reporting to the CEO/Board of Directors;

ii.                   Be in charge of all areas of the company’s business such as moving services, global mobility and records management;

iii.                  Oversee annual budgets and produce a detailed annual business operating plan, as well as deliver as well as monthly, quarterly or annual targets for revenue, profits and cash;

iv.                  Produce business performance reports, on a monthly or quarterly basis;

v.    Recruit and manage staff, including performance Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), and possibly mentoring and training; and 

vi.  Ensure daily contact with clients and stakeholders

 

Date: 28 March – 31 July 2018

Client: USAID, Abt Associates/Healthcare Financing Group 

Position: Independent Consultant                     

Project: Provision of Training and Hands-On Technical Support to the Sokoto, Bauchi and Kebbi State Contributory Health Management Agencies for the Roll-Out of the State Contributory Health Management Schemes. 

Major Responsibilities: 

i.                      Technical review of all available SHIS policy documents – The SHIS Laws, Operational guidelines, benefit package, and health financing diagnostic reports among other documents with the aim of identifying immediate processes and tools that need urgent attention;

ii.                    Development of a plan for the design of technical processes and tools required for SHIS establishment, operations and implementation.

iii.                  Development of documents, technical processes and tools that are needed for the operations of SHIS agency and implementation of the SHIS. 

iv.                   Support for the development of a quality assurance system for the SHIS. 

v.             Support for the development of a performance management system for the health insurance operations and facilitating regular performance reviews with a view to achieving continuous quality improvement.

vi.            Development of a marketing strategy document including a Resource mobilization plan.  

vii.               Development of a Quality assurance plan for the SHIS and support for ICT linkages for a successful implementation of the SHIS

viii.             Capacity building for staff on the technical operations of the State Health Insurance Scheme 

ix.                 Provide mentoring and technical handholding for the various technical departments to develop and translate organizational manuals and business process manuals into practice.

x.             Provide monthly progress update report to the SHIS, SMOH, management, HF TWG and USAID/HFG on status of the operations and technical assistance.

 

Date: 23-27 January 2017                   

Client: USAID-SACE and Emerald International Development Services Limited

Position: Health Sector Expert and Facilitator                                

Project: SACE Issues Content Training Workshop on health sector policy processes             Major Responsibilities: 

i. Development of a training module that meets the following thematic areas: • Policy and National Health Act 2014

•                    Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of the budget for health institutions

•                    Delivery of the PHCOUR and PHC

•                    Reproductive health provisions linked to achieving the MNCH and SDG targets for Nigeria

•                    Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) mechanisms in the health sector – identifying opportunities as well as gaps which the participants can engage with

ii.  Delivery of a 1.5-day national workshop on health policy processes for project partners

iii.                 Provide support for one day to help clusters sharpen their advocacy focus

iv. Build effective skills for partners on health sector processes 

v.            Enhance knowledge of CSOs on the concept of budgeting for health and institutions

vi.          Enhance understanding of partners on the delivery of the PHCOUR

vii.    Identify entry points in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) mechanism for the health issues

viii.  Assist participants in their clusters to sharpen their advocacy focus

 

Date: March 2012 – December 2014 

Client: GAVI and National Primary Health care Development Agency (NPHCDA)                                    

Position: Immunization Management Consultant                          

Project: Provision of Immunization Capacity Development and Supportive Supervision to Primary Health Care Facilities in Imo State, Nigeria Major Responsibilities:

i.                     Conduct training of Health Workers at the State, LGA and HF levels on data management once every year.

ii.                   Conduct Regular Supportive supervisory visits to HFs and LGAs. 

iii.                  Provide regular feedback to lower levels by the State and LGA should be embarked upon. These feedbacks should be planned and documented.

iv. Advocate/mobilise the State/LGAs to augment GAVI support for outreach and immunization services.

v.      Sufficient data tools (HF tally and summary sheets, health cards, VM tools) should be provided to the LGAs and HFs by the States.

vi.    Strengthen community linked activities (WDC, VDC.).

vii.  Conduct monthly review meetings at LGAs. 

viii.             Conduct a quarterly Data Quality self-assessment (DQS) of its LGAs and Health facilities ix. Documentation in child immunization register by birth month for Penta states

 

Date: 1 Jan. 2010-30 Nov. 2011                         

Client: Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria [CiSHAN]                                    

Position: Programme Coordinator and Head of Management    Project: Projects and Organizational Management Major Responsibilities: 

i. Shall be the head of the management team and ensure the effective administration and resources management at CiSHAN National office.  ii.    Shall collect, collate and report on programmatic, institutional and financial issues to the GC on a quarterly basis or as determined by the GC  iii.    Shall supervise and ensure effective management of all programmes, projects and activities of CiSHAN National office.  iv.    Shall approve and ensure effective and efficient day to day utilization of financial and material resources at the National office; 

v.    Shall relate with other organizations such as government, donors and development partners after approval by the Chairman for the purpose of mobilizing resources and other necessary support for the accomplishment of the objectives of CiSHAN  vi.     Shall ensure effective supervision and discipline of Staff and shall recommend discipline matters to the Personnel and Finance committee of the Governing council for the consideration of the Governing Council.  vii.    Shall ensure cleanliness of the National Office and healthy working environment among the staff of the National Office 

viii.             Shall produce annual and quarterly work plan and budget of the National Office for the approval of the Governing Council 

ix.                 Shall ensure that project proposals are developed and relevant financial and programmatic reports are rendered quarterly, annually and as when due to the Governing council, donor agencies, partners and other Stakeholders. 

x.                   Shall be the Secretary of the Governing Council and shall attend all meetings of the Governing Council where you shall have right of voice but no voting powers. 

xi.                 Shall be one of the signatories to all Accounts of CiSHAN National Office. 

xii.               Shall ensure proper security an keep full and accurate of funds and other properties of the National Office 

xiii.             Shall ensure proper security of accounts records and keep up to date list of financial members 

xiv.             Shall ensure that annual budgets of CiSHAN shall be submitted by the last quarter of the current year to the Governing Council for approval. 

xv.               Shall keep proper custody of the common seal of CiSHAN. 

xvi.             Shall be the Chairman of the Management Committee at the National Office 

xvii.           Shall carry out other duties as may be   assigned to you by the Chairman or the Governing Council;

xviii.          Shall coordinate Programs Management Unit programmes, projects and activities and to ensure the effective administration and management of resources management of the unit;

xix.             Shall collect, collate and report on programmatic, institutional and financial issues to the NEC on a quarterly basis through the Executive Chairman;

xx.               Shall supervise and ensure effective management of all programs, projects and activities of Programs Management Unit;

xxi.             Shall sign cheques for expenditures within the limit of two hundred thousand Naira only; xxii.  Shall ensure effective and efficient day to day utilization of human, financial and material resources of the Programs Management Unit;

xxiii. Shall ensure effective supervision of activities of Staff working in Programs Management Unit and shall submit report of their work to the Executive Chairman on quarterly basis; xxiv. Shall produce annual, quarterly, monthly work plans and budgets as well as monthly Activity Plans and budgets of the Programs Management Unit at the National Office for the approval of the Central Management Committee;

xxv.            Shall ensure that project proposals are developed and relevant financial and programmatic reports are rendered annually, quarterly and monthly as and as at when due to the Central Management Committee, donor agencies, partners and other Stakeholders after approval of the Executive Chairman;

xxvi.          Shall be one of the signatories to all Accounts of Programs Management Unit at the National Office;

xxvii.        Shall ensure proper security and accurate safe keeping of funds and other properties of the Programs Management Unit at the National Office;

xxviii.      Shall ensure proper security of accounts records and keep up to date list of financial members of CiSHAN;

xxix.          Shall ensure that annual budgets of Programs Management Units are prepared and submitted by the last quarter of the current year to the NEC through the Executive Chairman for approval;

xxx.            To coordinate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of the work of the Programs Management staff of the Programs Management Unit;

xxxi.          To provide and facilitate adequate access to and sharing of information relating to activities of the Programs Management Unit;

xxxii.        To coordinate the development and production of IEC materials and manuals of the Programs Management Unit;

xxxiii.      To organize and chair weekly Programs Management Unit Committee meetings and submit minutes of the meetings to the Executive Chairman; xxxiv. Shall carry out other duties as may be   assigned by the Chairman of the Governing Council of CiSHAN. 

 

Date: 1 Dec. 2004 – 30 Nov. 2011                     

Client: Afrihealth Optonet Association

Position: Programme Coordinator and Head of Management                                    

Project: Projects and Organizational Management Lead for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), , Research, Learning, Outreach and Trainings (MERLOT)

Major Responsibilities: 

i. Advise on the development and maintenance the Association’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), , Research, Learning and Outreach (MERLO) engagements;

ii. Conduct AFRIHEALTH’s readiness assessment regarding M&E;

iii.                 Identify sources of data, collection methods, who collects data, how often, cost of collection and who analyzes it; 

iv.                 Develop criteria and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) scheme for the impact, benefit and sustainability of Organization’s projects;

v.                   Prepare detailed M&E budget and calendar of M&E activities;

vi.                 Oversee the execution of M&E activities included in the Annual Work Plan, with particular focus on program budgets, framework designs for the physical and process Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of project activities, use of results-based approach for M&E;

vii.               Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed;

viii.             Facilitate, act as resource person, and join if required any external supervision and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) missions, and monitor the follow up of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) recommendations;

ix.                 Identify and participate in additional networks, for example scientific or policy-based networks that may also yield lessons that can benefit project implementation within Afrihealth; and

x.                   Be responsible for planning outreaches/outreach interventions, and writing project reports (quarterly and annual).

 

Date: 1 Nov. 2005 – 31 Dec. 2009

Client: Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria [HERFON] and United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DfID)

Position: Programme Manager, Gender and HIV/AIDS adviser/focal person 

Projects: Advocacy & Communications, and Conference Coordination    Major Responsibilities: 

i. Planning and managing all the Foundation’s advocacy initiatives/activities with governments, development partners, civil society organisations, etc.;

ii. Overseeing the information and communications, including the writing/drafting of correspondences, position papers, press releases, media announcements, speeches, papers, presentations, communiques, etc;

iii.  Supervising the Foundation’s website and its contents; iv. Producing the Foundation’s bulletins and newsletters;

iv.                  Coordinating the National Health Conferences activities;

v. Managing the membership activities of the foundation, including membership development, policies, briefings, enquiries, etc.

vi. Coordinating and managing the Foundation’s media activities/engagements and working with the media;

vii.               Serving as the Foundation’s Gender and HIV/AIDS adviser/focal person

viii.             Managing all the health and technical programmes of the organisation;

ix. Supervising and supporting the officers in charge of Research, Advocacy & Communication and ICT;

x.      Overseeing the activities of the library; and 

xi.    Assisting the Executive Secretary/CEO in the performance of his official internal and external engagements

 

Date: 1 Jan. 2005 – 30 Oct. 2005

Client: Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) and UNAIDS

Position: Programme Manager 

Project: International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA)                        

Major Responsibilities: 

i. Maintained an excellent working relationship with counterparts within the Federal Ministry of Health, UNAIDS, UNIFEM, WHO, World Bank, SACAs, USAID, JICA, Pathfinder International, CDC, and other implementing partners, local groups/organizations and stakeholders to ensure effective coordination, support and management of ICASA 2005 programs;

ii. Communicated effectively with plenary speakers, session chairs/co-chairs, roundtable, skills-building and satellite meetings participants and abstract submitters and all presenters;

iii. Maintained communication and cooperation with abstract reviewers;

iv. Defined conference’s abstract categories and poster groupings;

v. Downloaded abstracts and other conference data, captured abstract submissions, allocated reviewers to abstracts and communicated with abstract submitters;

vi. Organized and supported meetings of the International Scientific Committee and the local Scientific sub-committee and the final abstract selection meetings; including the presentation of top abstracts for oral sessions or posters; and 

vii. Created conference sessions

 

Date: 1 Jan. 1990 – 31 Dec. 1994                       

Client: Optonet International

Position: Executive Director 

Project: Provision of organizational and project management services

Major Responsibilities: 

i. Serves as the CEO and Chairperson of the Management Team/Committee, and leads in Programs/Projects and organizational management for effective deliveries and achievement of results, guided by the principles of accountability and transparency ii. Ensure the preparation of strategic plan, work plans and budgets, business plans and action plans for the effective running of the organization, as and when due; and submission of same to the Board of Trustees (BoT) for its deliberation and approval

iii. Ensures the collection, collation and reporting of programmatic, institutional and financial data and routine submission to the BoT

iv. Supervise and ensure effective proper direction and management of all programmes, projects and activities; and effective and efficient day to day utilization of financial and material resources 

v.                   Relate with and engage stakeholders and other organizations such as government, donors and development partners on behalf of Afrihealth, for the purpose of mobilizing resources and other necessary support for the accomplishment of the objectives of the organization and its coalition partners

vi.                 Represents the organization and speaks for it on a day-to-day basis, and reports to the BoT periodically

vii.               Ensures effective supervision and discipline of Staff and shall recommend discipline matters to the Personnel and Finance committee of the Governing council for the consideration of the Governing Council

viii.             Ensures that project proposals are developed and relevant financial and programmatic reports are rendered quarterly, annually and as when due to the General Assembly/Annual General Meeting, BoT, donor agencies, partners and other Stakeholders

ix.                 Approve all expenditures of the organization within the limits provided by the organization/constitution

x. Supervises and manages the recruitment and deployment of human and material resource of the organisation.

 

EDUCATION:

1.      Doctor of Optometry from the College of Medicines and Health Sciences of Imo (now Abia) State University in 1988. 

2.      Federal Government of Nigeria Certified Management Trainer and Facilitator; 2018

3.      Certificate in Advanced Management Training/Facilitation; Centre for management

Development, Lagos, Nigeria

4.      Certified Management Consultant (CMC)

5.      Certified Management Specialist (CMS), UK 

6.      Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC), 

7.      Fellow of the African Scientific Institute (FASI), 

8.      Fellow of the Nigerian Association of Evaluators (FNAE), 

9.      Fellow of the Institute of Management Specialists (FIMS), 

10.  Fellow, Afrihealth Optonet Association (FAHOA)

11.  Fellow, Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria (FSEE)

12.  Fellow, Institute of Civil Society Activities (FICSA)

13.  Member of the Nigeria Institute of Management (MNIM) 

14.  Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (ACIPM).

15.  Scores of certificate courses in various aspects of Health and Development including Climate Change, Energy and Environment

 

EXPERIENCE IN BIODIVERSITY, ENVIRONMENT, ECOSYSTEM, RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE (BEEREEECCC)

•      Member, Presidential National Steering Committee and Technical Working Group (TWG) of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Alternate School Programme (ASP), inaugurated by the President of Nigeria His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari, 2021 - 2023

•      Member, National Technical Committee Meeting on Draft Standards for Renewable Energy in Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Mines and Power;

•      Project Director of the vastly media-reported ‘Sustainable Citizen Participation (SCP) in Nigeria’s Niger Delta’ Project funded by United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF); which addressed many Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) challenges across eighty-one communities/LGAs in Niger Delta. 

•      President, Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria (SOCSEEN) 

•      Participated in the 2018 African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN) in Nairobi 

•      Participated in the 2018 meetings/activities of Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in Nairobi. 

•      National Publicity Secretary, Crestar Renewable Energy Initiative [CREN]; 

•      Chairman, National Technical Working Group (TWG), Nigeria Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (NiPBES); 

•      Alternate Focal Person/Member, Steering Committee, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Alliance (REEEA-A), Nigeria; 

•      Trained in 2011 – Energy Efficiency Sensitization Workshop, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Abuja, 22 December 2011

•      Trained in 2011 – First National Forum on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, ECN, Abuja, 19-20 December 2011 

•      Author of ‘Averting a Water Crisis in Nigeria’, Medical Digest: March/April 2001, pp. 26-27 

•      Team Lead, Organizing Committee, First Technical Forum of the NiPBES, October, 2019

•      Team Lead, Unicef/NiPBES National Consultative Group on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Nigeria, 2019-present 

 

EXPERIENCE IN HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH CRAE FINANCING

▪  2015-present: Member, Health Care Financing, Equity and Investments Technical Working Group (HCF TWG), Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) Nigeria, 

▪  2006 – Attended the Health System and Health Insurance Schemes Study/CapacityBuilding Workshops/Tour of Brazil, Sao Paulo and Brasilia, 13-21 May 2006

▪  Coordinator, Health Insurance Capacity-Building and Study tour of the Brazilian Health System and Institutions by Nigerian stakeholders including members of the National Assembly, Representatives of Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), Board and management of the NHIS, Change Agents, representatives of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), NHIS Providers, Consumers, Civil Society and media; organizing post-tour conference and writing/producing tour report (published, July 2006)  

▪  28 March – 31 July 2018    Sokoto and Kebbi States    USAID, Abt Associates/Healthcare Financing Group     

- Independent Consultant and Lead facilitator for the provision of technical support to Abt Associates for the Contributory Health Management Agencies for the roll-out of the State Contributory Health Management Schemes in Sokoto, Bauchi and Kebbi States; under the USAID funded reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) project; 2018; with the following responsibilities: 

i.                    Technical review of all available SHIS policy documents – The SHIS Laws, Operational guidelines, benefit package, and health financing diagnostic reports among other documents with the aim of identifying immediate processes and tools that need urgent attention;

ii.                   Development of a plan for the design of technical processes and tools required for SHIS establishment, operations and implementation.

iii.                 Development of documents, technical processes and tools that are needed for the operations of SHIS agency and implementation of the SHIS. 

iv.                 Support for the development of a quality assurance system for the SHIS. 

v.                   Support for the development of a performance management system for the health insurance operations and facilitating regular performance reviews with a view to achieving continuous quality improvement.

vi.                 Development of a marketing strategy document including a Resource mobilization plan.  

vii.               Development of a Quality assurance plan for the SHIS and support for ICT linkages for a successful implementation of the SHIS

viii.             Capacity building for staff on the technical operations of the State Health

Insurance Scheme 

ix.   Provide mentoring and technical handholding for the various technical departments to develop and translate organizational manuals and business process manuals into practice; 

x.          Provide monthly progress update report to the SHIS, SMOH, management, HF TWG and USAID/HFG on status of the operations and technical assistance.

xi. Advocacy Visit to the Honorable Minister, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) Abuja, for the enthronement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and its coverage under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS); by Afrihealth Optonet Association Nigeria on May 3, 2013

xii. Director, Knowledge and Skills Expansion and Development Project, a.k.a. KASED Project; designed to provide fit-for purpose, systematic organizational capacity building interventions, for 1037 persons from 540 CSOs and government MDAs (Ministries, Depts and Agencies) in the 36 States and FCT, 2011-13

xiii. Director, Health Sector Capacity-Development Project (HeSCaP); which is designed to promote Human capital development/ capacity-building and institutional strengthening to expose qualified health care providers to the most modern and improved clinical/surgical procedures [for which many Nigerians travel abroad] and health systems management practices for better healthcare delivery in the country, 2011-13

 

PERFORMANCE, EVALUATIONS, EVIDENCE AND DOCUMENTS/PAPER REVIEWS UNDERTAKEN

1.  National Team Supervisor and Data Collection Team Leader of the ‘Roll-out of the

Malaria Matchbox Equity Assessment among Internally Displaced Persons/Women and Refugees in Adamawa, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe states, 2020’, funded by the Global Fund and implemented by Impact Sante Afrique.

2.  Technical review of Contributory Health Management Schemes documents for the Sokoto, Bauchi and Kebbi States Contributory Health Insurance Schemes (CHIS) – The SHIS Laws, Operational guidelines, benefit package, and health financing diagnostic reports among other documents were reviewed with the aim of identifying immediate processes and tools that need urgent attention, 2018;

3.  Facilitation of performance reviews for the Sokoto, Bauchi and Kebbi States Contributory Health Insurance Schemes (CHIS), with a view to achieving continuous quality improvement. 

4.  National Consultant, Development of Global Fund Comprehensive Manual of Procedures, for the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), 2012;

5.  Consultant for the development of the ‘Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria Comprehensive Manual of Procedures’ for the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). 

6.  He is the author of the booklet titled “HIV/AIDS Care: Beyond ARVs and Advocacy” which was distributed at the 13th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) held in Nairobi Kenya in 2003. 

7.  Report writer and papers reviewer; Organizing/Technical Consultant, Nigeria National Cervical Cancer Screening Scale-up Project Implementing Partners Conference/Meeting, Abuja, 2015

8.  Papers reviewer and Technical Consultant/Coordinator, 1st Biomedical HIV Prevention Forum [BHPF2013] Abuja Nigeria, organized by the New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Society (NHVMAS) in collaboration with NACA, UNAIS, SFH and IPH/OAU, 18-20 November 2013;

9.      Papers reviewer, final report writer and Technical Consultant/Adviser to the Hon. Minister of State I, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the 2nd GlobalPOWER Women Network Africa High Level Meeting (HLM) Abuja 2013, organized by the Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the African Union and with support of UNAIDS; 27-28 June 2013; 

10.  National Consultant to Federal Ministry of Health and Unicef, Nigeria, for the Joint Annual Review [JAR] of National Strategic Health Sector Development Plan [SHDP] in Akwa Ibom State, February-March 2012;  

11.  Principal Investigator (PI)/consultant to UNAIDS/ILO/UNDP/NACA on ‘Situational Assessment for a National Framework for Private Sector Response and Public-Private Partnerships on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, 2004-2005 

12.  Production of the Nigeria Evaluation Synthesis for SDG-3 (2015-2019) and Establishment of Nigeria Evaluation Repository 2010-2019; commissioned by UNICEF and the Dept of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Abuja, Nigeria. 

13.  Consultant for the preparation of Nigeria’s Monitoring and Evaluation Policy (2020)

14.  Associate Consultant: Provision of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Services For British Council Activities, Programmes and Interventions In Nigeria; 2019

15.  National consultant of World Bank and NACA that developed Imo State Multi-sectoral HIV & AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Plan,2012-2016

16.  GAVI Consultant for monthly routine immunization (RI) monitoring, evaluation and supportive supervision in 250 (two hundred and fifty) Primary Health Care Centres in the twenty-seven LGAs in Imo State 

 

Professional Evaluation Experiences

 

Project/Acti vity		Locati on and Date/ Durati on	Organi zation suppor ted		Position & Project		Description
Workshop for Dev’t of Nigeria’s national M&E and Capacity Building Plan		Abuja, 5-9 Aug. 2019	MBNP/ Unicef/ UNDP		Technica l Group Chair and Worksh op participa nt		MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  i. Co-chaired the Workshop communique production team ii. Led group discussions during the workshop iii.              Advocated               for             country-wide professionalization of the M&E Systems
Workshop of the TWG on Evaluation of the SDGs in Nigeria		Abuja, 17-19 April 2019	Preside ncy/OS SAPSDG		Participa nt		MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  i.                    Made technical contributions and participated actively in the workshop of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on the Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals (TWG-SDGEVAL) ii.                   Advocated             for           country-wide professionalization of the M&E Systems
Sustainable Citizen Participatio n (SCP) in Nigeria’s Niger Delta; also called the SCP Project;		9 Niger Delta States (Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayel sa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, Rivers );  1 Jan. 2017Dec. 2018	United Nations Democ racy Fund (UNDE F) and Afrihea lth Optone t Associa tion		Monitori ng and Evaluati on (M&E) Lead;		MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  i. Developed the M&E Framework for the SCP Project proposal and implementation; ii. Established the baseline data for the SCP Project through the performance of baseline assessment in each of the 9 States in the Niger delta; iii. Selected the indicators for the SCP Project; iv. Developed the M&E Plan for the SCP Project;  v. Performed the M&E, oversight and supportive supervision on implementing partners and sub-implementing partners of the SCP Project v.                   Identified sources of data, collection methods, who collects data, how often, cost of collection and who analyzes it;  vi.                 Develop criteria and evaluation scheme for the impact, benefit and sustainability of SCP Project; vii.               Prepared detailed M&E budget  and calendar of M&E activities for the SCP Project;
								ix. Ensured the execution of M&E activities included in the SCP project Work Plan, with particular focus on program budgets, logical framework (logframe) designs for the physical and process monitoring of project activities, use of results-based approach for M&E; vii. Undertook regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identified where adaptations and reviews of the project plan were needed; viii. Accompanied the evaluation teams from the UNDEF to the project sites as demanded, and during the SCP Project’s milestone activities; ix.                 Communicated the M&E findings with the UNDEF and respective implementing partners and sub-implimenting partners of the SCP Project x.                   Monitored, documented and shared media reports on the SCP Project with UNDEF and other stakeholders; xi. Guided and presided over the stakeholders’ meetings for the Evaluation of the SCP Project
Certificate   Courses         in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E	Nigeri a); 2012presen t			Health System s and Project s Consult ants Ltd		Lead Facilitat or                 and M&E Content s/Curric ulum Develop er		MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  i. Provision of Technical Assistance for the Development of M&E Plans by course participants during ten M&E certificate courses organized by Health Systems and Projects Consultants Ltd; 2012-2018 ii. Lead Facilitator, certificate course in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of HIV/AIDS, Health and Development Programmes, (18 batches); 2012-2018 iii. Lead M&E Courses Curriculum Developer, M&E certificate courses organized by Health Systems and Projects Consultants Ltd; 20122018

 

Towards Intensified HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support Services In Nigeria	19 States in  Nigeri a; 1 Jan. 2010- 30 Nov. 2011	The Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberc ulosis and Malaria (GFAT M), Federal Govern ment of Nigeria , Countr y Coordi nating Mecha nism (CCM) and Civil Society for HIV/AI DS in Nigeria [CiSHA N]	M&E  Coordin ator and Head of Manage ment of the Civil Society for HIV/AID S in Nigeria [CiSHAN ]	MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:   i. Supervised the development of the M&E Framework for GFATM’s HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support Services in Nigeria with CiSHAN as prinicipal recipient; ii. Provided supportive supervision for the establishedment the baseline data for the Project through the performance of baseline assessment in each of the 9 States in the Niger delta; iii. Supervised the selection/adaptation of indicators for the Project; iv. Provided supportive Supervision for the development of the M&E Plan for this Project;  v. Performed the M&E oversight and supportive supervision on sub-recipients and sub-sub-recipients of the Project v. Co-identified sources of data, collection methods, who collects data, how often, cost of collection and who analyzes them;  vi. Undertook occasional visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identified where adaptations and reviews of the project plan were needed; vii.               Signed off M&E reports on this project for submission to GFATM, BOT, Governing Council and other stakeholders viii.             Supervised and co-facilitated 4 batches of 4 days training on Monitoring and Evaluation for 125 persons from 125 CBOs from the 36 states and FCT, under Global Fund Round 9
Organizatio nal M&E Activities/F unctions;	Lagos, Owerri and Abuja 1 Dec. 2004 – 31 Dec. 2018	Afrihea lth Optone t Associa tion	Monitori ng and  Evaluati on (M&E) and Outreac h Adviser	MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  i. Supervised the development and maintenance the Association’s monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan; ii. Conducted AFRIHEALTH’s readiness assessment regarding M&E; iii. Identifed sources of data, collection methods, who collects data, how often, cost of collection and who analyzes it;
				iv.                 Develop criteria and evaluation scheme for the impact, benefit and sustainability of Organization’s projects; v.                   Prepare detailed M&E budget and calendar of M&E activities; vi.                 Oversee the execution of M&E activities included in the Annual Work Plan, with particular focus on program budgets, framework designs for the physical and process monitoring of project activities, use of results-based approach for M&E; vii. Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed; viii. Facilitate, act as resource person, and join if required any external supervision and evaluation missions, and monitor the follow up of evaluation recommendations; ix. Identify and participate in additional networks, for example scientific or policybased networks that may also yield lessons that can benefit project implementation within Afrihealth; and x. Be responsible for planning outreaches/outreach interventions, and writing project reports (quarterly and annual).
Training Workshops on Fundament als of Results- Based M&E and Dev’t of M&E Framework s for Staff of MBNP	Abuja, 2017- 18	EU SUFEG OR/Mi nistry of Budget and Nation al Plannin g	Consulta nt/  Team Lead; M&E Trainer and Facilitat or	MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  i. Led the Training Workshops on Fundamentals of Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation & Development of M&E Frameworks for Staff of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning (MBNP), and Project Beneficiaries Agencies; under the European Union’s Technical Assistance for Implementation of Support to Federal Governance Reform Programme (SUFEGOR) EuropeAid/132034/D/SER/NG; 2018;

 

Roll-out of the State Contributor y Health Manageme nt Schemes in Sokoto, Bauchi and Kebbi States	Sokot o, Bauchi and Kebbi States; 2018	Abt Associa tes/US AID/Go vts of Sokoto, Bauchi and Kebbi States	Technica l Consulta nt, Trainer and Facilitat or	MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  i. Provided technical support to Contributory Health Management Agencies for the roll-out of the State Contributory Health Management Schemes in Sokoto, Bauchi and Kebbi States; under the USAID funded reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) project; 2018
M & E capacity Dev’t for the Internation al Fed. Of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria	Abuja ; 2018	Federa tion of Interna tional Wome n Lawyer s (FIDA) Nigeria	Curricul um develop er, Trainer and Facilitat or	MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  i. Was the Sole Facilitator for the provision of monitoring and evaluation (M & E) certificate training course to four persons for 3 days for the Staff and Leadership of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria; 2018 ii. Supported the FIDA team to develop an organizational M&E Plan and Strategy
M&E Capacity Dev’t	Abuja, Imo, Lagos; 2012presen t	Health System s & Project s Consult ants Ltd	Country Director & Lead  Facilitat or	MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  i. Provided Technical Assistance for the Development of M&E Plans by course participants during ten M&E certificate courses organized by Health Systems and Projects Consultants; 2012-present; ii. Lead Facilitator and curriculum developer for certificate courses in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of HIV/AIDS, Health and Development Programmes by Health Systems & Projects Consultants Ltd;  2012-present
Dev’t of State Sector-wide M&E Plan for HIV/AIDS	Imo, 2012	Nation al Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) /Imo SACA	Sole Consulta nt	MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  i. Trainer/Facilitator, Monitoring and Evaluation Planning for State Sector-wide Plan for HIV/AIDS in Imo State, June 2012; ii. Development of M&E Plan for the Imo State Agency for AIDS (ImoSACA)
M&E of Routine Immunizati	Imo, 2012- 14	GAVI/N PHCDA	Sole Consulta nt	MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  i. Provided M&E and supportive supervision to primary health care facilities in 27 LGAs of
on Services in PHCs in Imo State				Imo State as  GAVI Consultant for the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI), 20122014
M&E of Clinical Services	Platea u, 2006	DFID/H ERFON	Team Member	MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:   Conduction of the first-ever monitoring and evaluation (appraisal) of the services of Mandela Clinic, K-Vom, Plateau State, using the Peer participatory Rapid Health Appraisal for Action (PPRHAA) tool; covering patientcare management, internal management, finance and equipments, output and services, and community and client views of the health centre; and provided report and recommendations for the improvement of the services of the clinic (2006);
Leadership positions in M&E	Nigeri a	Nigeria n Associa tion of Evaluat ors (NAE)/ UNICEF /MBNP	Roles specified in next box	MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: i.                Member, Federal Government of Nigeria’s Technical Working Group (TWG) on the Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals (TWG-SDGEVAL) ii.               National President, Nigerian Association of Evaluators (NAE), 2019 - present iii.             Deputy National President, Nigeria Association of Evaluators (NAE), 2013-2019 iv. Chaired sessions, presented papers and facilitated technical/capacity building sessions at past national Evaluation conferences in Nigeria (2015 and 2017) v. Chairman, Nigeria Association of Evaluators (NAE), Imo State Chapter, 2017-present

 

AWARDS: 

 

1. EES Bursary Programme for the forthcoming Online Conference and Professional

Development Workshops for September 2021; “Based on your strong profile, the

Conference Team would also like to offer you a bursary to attend the workshop "Evaluating Climate Change Projects and Impacts: The Evaluator’s Toolkit" 

 

2. Recognition Award from the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE) for his “enduring commitment and valuable contributions”, 2022

 

OTHER EXPERIENCES IN TRAINING AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT:

* Trainer/Facilitator, Project and Programmes Planning/Design and Management, Febr. 2014 and March 2014 (2 batches)

* Trainer/Facilitator, Leadership and Management for Organizational Transformation and Project/Programmes Implementation, June 2013 and October 2013 (2 batches)

* Trainer/Facilitating Consultant, AIDS, TB and Malaria (ATM) national Networks Leaders’ Training on the Coordination and Management of ATM Networks CSOs’ Activities for ACOMIN, CiSHAN and TB Networks, Actionaid Nigeria/Global Fund; 21-25.05.2012

* Director, Knowledge and Skills Expansion and Development Project, a.k.a. KASED Project; designed to provide fit-for purpose, systematic organizational capacity building interventions, for 1037 persons from 540 CSOs and government MDAs (Ministries, Depts and Agencies) in the 36 States and FCT, 2011-present

* Director, Health Sector Capacity-Development Project (HeSCaP); which is designed to promote Human capital development/ capacity-building and institutional strengthening to expose qualified health care providers to the most modern and improved clinical/surgical procedures [for which many Nigerians travel abroad] and health systems management practices for better healthcare delivery in the country, 2011-present

* Trainer/Resource Person and Supervisor, training of 250 persons from all the states and FCT on the provision of Home-Based Care (HBC) for HIV/AIDS; under the Global Fund

Round 9, 2010-11

* Resource Person, Training on Ward Health System for 5 Batches of Chairmen and

Secretaries of Ward Health Development Committees in Ezeagu, Udenu, Udi, Nsukka and

Nkanu West LGAs in Enugu State, under GFR8 HSS/CSS project, 2010-2011

* Resource Person, Orientation and Capacity-building Workshop for Chairmen and

Secretaries of Ward Health Development Committees in two LGAs in Ebonyi State, under

GFR8 HSS/CSS project, 2010-2011 

* Supervisor, 6 zonal 3-days training on Resource Mobilization and Financial

Management for CBOs from the 36 states and FCT, 2010; under the National HIV/AIDS Fund (HAF), 2010-11

* Supervisor, 6 zonal 3-days training on Organizational Development for CBOs from the 36 states and FCT, 2010; under the National HIV/AIDS Fund (HAF), 2010-11

* Supervisor, 6 zonal 3-days training on Financial Management for CBOs from the 36 states and FCT, 2010; under the National HIV/AIDS Fund (HAF), 2010-11

* Coordinator, Health Insurance Capacity-Building and Study tour of the Brazilian

Health System and Institutions by Nigerian stakeholders including members of the National Assembly, Representatives of Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), Board and management of the NHIS, Change Agents, representatives of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), NHIS Providers, Consumers, Civil Society and media; organizing post-tour conference and writing/producing tour report (published, July 2006)

* Director and Resource Person, 2 batches of training on Project Management for

CBOs in Oshodi/Isolo LGA, Lagos State, 2001

* Director and Resource Person, 3 batches of training on Overcoming Maternal and

Child Nutritional Anemia for community leaders and health workers in Badagry Lagos, 20089

* Director and Resource Person, Facilitated/organized 1 Vitamin A Deficiency Control/Training workshop for community leaders, patent medicine dealers, local government personnel and community health workers in Badagry, Lagos, 2001

 

ROLES: 

•      CEO, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Lead, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) – CSOs Networking Coalition and Think-tank;

•      Chairperson, Global Civil Society Consortium on Climate Change and the Conference of Parties (GCSCCC), 29 January 2024 - present

•      President, African Network of Civil Society Organizations (ANCSO), 2024

•      National Coordinator, Civil Society Partnership for Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria (CSP-SDGs Nigeria)

•      Country Director and Lead Facilitator/Trainer, Health Systems and Projects Consultants Ltd

•      National President (2019 - April 2022), Nigerian Association of Evaluators (NAE).   

•      Project Director, Civil Society Actions for Biodiversity, Environment, Energy and Climate, AHOA;  

•      Project Director, Civil Society for the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence

(GBV)/Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), AHOA;  

•      Project Director, Coalition for Vaccines, Vitamins and Immunizations for All (CoVIA), AHOA;  

•      President, Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria (SOCSEEN)

•      National Chairman, Civil Society Organizations Strategy Group on the Sustainable development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria (CSOSG Nigeria), 2019-present;

•      Chairman, Nigerian Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (NiPBES);

•      Executive Secretary, Nigeria Universal Health Coverage Actions Network (NUHCAN);

•      Site Coordinator; University of Washington’s online course, Nigeria Abuja Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA)  

•      Technical Consultant to Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs Nigeria, 2012-2013

•      Member, Healthcare Financing Equity and Investments Technical Working Group

(HCFE&I TWG), Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria;  

•      Member, Presidential National Steering Committee and Technical Working Group (TWG) of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Alternate School Programme (ASP), inaugurated by the President of Nigeria His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari, 2021 – present

•      Member, National Technical Committee Meeting on Draft Standards for Renewable Energy in Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Mines and Power  

PUBLICATIONS: 

ONLINE RESOURCES

Adirieje U. Highlights of the 1st Biomedical HIV prevention Forum: Getting to Zero the Biomedical Way, 2013. https://nhvmas-

ng.org/forum/slides/Getting%20to%20Zero%20the%20Biomedical%20Way%20%28HIGHLIG

HTS%29-Dr%20Uzodinma%20Adirieje.pdf

Adirieje U. No Woman, No Development: Africa’s Women of Substance Converge on Abuja for the 2^nd GPHLM

Adirieje, U. Collaboration with Africa Women’ Sector in relation to Health: outcomes of 

Global POWER Women Network Africa High Level Meeting (GPHLM) 2013; presented at the

Civil Society Symposium on Abuja+12 Summit organized by World AIDS Campaign International, 3 July 2013

Adirieje, U. The Imperative of Prevention in the Effective Control of HIV/AIDS – the poorly explored haven

Adirieje, U. Nigeria’s elusive peace and the looming refugee crisis [1], Daily SUN newspaper, 30 December 2011

<http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/opinion/2011/dec/30/opinion-30-12-2011-

002.html> ,

https://www.google.com/search?q=nigeria%E2%80%99s+elusive+peace+and+the+looming+ refugee+crisis+adirieje&sxsrf=APwXEdcVIDZgdVzy1tz3dqiPee5TCQd6ww%3A168197857797 2&source=hp&ei=0fRAZN_4OPqKkdUPgo6p2A4&iflsig=AOEireoAAAAAZEEC4VL26CXRuF4aE 9bosJ_g680Yj61Q&oq=Nigeria%E2%80%99s+elusive+peace+and+the+looming+refugee+crisi s+&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYADIECCMQJ1AAWABguRloAHAAeACAAZ4CiAGeApIBAzItMZg

BAKABAqABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz  

Adirieje, UA. Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Community-Based HIV/Aids

Advocacy, http://phishare.org/documents/afrihealthoptonet/4313/  Adirieje, UA. Public-Private Partnership and Nigeria’s Development, http://phishare.org/documents/afrihealthoptonet/4267/  

Adirieje, UA. XV ‘IAC’: DISCRIMINATION TO SOME OR ACCESS TO ALL http://www.procaare.org/archive/procaare/200406/msg00035.php Adirieje, UA. What Progress Made by 'CCMs' Over the Past Two Years http://www.procaare.org/archive/procaare/200405/msg00007.php Adirieje, UA. Vitamin A and child deaths in India

http://www.essentialdrugs.org/edrug/archive/200204/msg00080.php

Adirieje, UA. Alzheimer’s disease on our shores Adirieje, UA. Stigma, HIV/AIDS and disclosure (1) http://archives.healthdev.net/stigma-aids/msg00134.html Adirieje, UA. Stigma, HIV/AIDS and Disclosure http://archives.healthdev.net/stigma-aids/msg00154.html Adirieje, UA. Putting ‘access to all’ on the HIV/AIDS agenda

Adirieje, UA. Putting ‘access to all’ on the HIV/AIDS agenda (2) Adirieje, UA. HIV and AIDS: Ensuring Access to All http://archives.healthdev.net/af-aids/msg01451.html Adirieje, UA. Health Options for Road Safety In Nigeria http://www.phishare.org/documents/afrihealthoptonet/1865/ Adirieje, UA. Patent Door Opens for Generic ARVs in Africa http://archives.healthdev.net/af-aids/msg01132.html

Adirieje, UA. Current concerns: Thailand’s potpourri for Nigeria and HIV/AIDS Adirieje, UA. Malaria in Africa: A Continuing Scourge, a Litany of Failed Targets

http://www.phishare.org/documents/afrihealthoptonet/1817/

Adirieje, UA. Opening up on ‘HIV/AIDS’ (1)

Adirieje, UA. HIV and AIDS: Ensuring Access to All archives.hst.org.za/af-aids/msg01451.html

 

PRINTS

Aniebonam T, Adirieje U et al. Training Guide and Curriculum for the Evaluation of the

National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), Nigeria, 2016-2022; JB Singhai Ltd, 2023

Adirieje UA, Umeakunna F. Report on 2016 World Malaria Day Outreach/Rally in Gbaupe

Community, Kuje Area Council, FCT Abuja, Nigeria; Organized By Afrihealth Optonet Association 

Adirieje, U. Nigeria’s elusive peace and the looming refugee crisis [1], Daily SUN newspaper,

30 December 2011 

Adirieje, UA. Public-Private Partnership and Nigeria’s Development (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No.

392, 15 February 2005, p. 31

Adirieje, UA. Public-Private Partnership and Nigeria’s Development (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No.

387, 8 February 2005, p. 31

Adirieje, UA. Taming ‘HIV/AIDS’ in Our Higher Institutions, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 382, 1

February 2005, p. 29

Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS: Why ‘ICASA’ and ‘NACA’ Must Succeed, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 377, 25 January 2005, p. 27

Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Traditional Health Care in Africa (3), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 372, 11 January 2005, p. 27

Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Traditional Health Care in Africa (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 378, 4 January 2005, p. 27

Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Traditional Health Care in Africa (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 378, 28

December 2004, p. 27

Adirieje, UA. Health and Human Rights, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 378, 21 December 2004, p. 27

Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Twin-‘Wahala’ (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 378, 14 December 2004, p. 27 Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Twin-‘Wahala’ (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 387, 7 December 2004, p. 27

Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS and African Women, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 382, 30 November 2004, p.

26

Adirieje, UA. Does Mr. President Know? Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 377, 23 November 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. Nigeria’s Economic Reforms in Social Context, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 372, 16

November 2004, p. 26

Adirieje, UA. Much Ado About brain Drain, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 367, 9 November 2004, p.

29

Adirieje, UA. Businesses in the Era of HIV/AIDS, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 362, 2 November 2004, p. 26

Adirieje, UA. The Poverty War in Nigeria (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 357, 26 October 2004, p. 26

Adirieje, UA. The Poverty War in Nigeria (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 352, 19 October 2004, p.

27 

Adirieje, UA. Preventable Blindness and National Economic Productivity, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 347, October 12 2004, p. 21

Adirieje, UA. Twelve Blind persons in One Minute, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 342, 5 October 2004, p. 31

Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS: Caring as an Obligation (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 337, 28 September

2004, p. 2

Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS: Caring as an Obligation (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 332, 21 September 2004, p. 23

Adirieje, UA. NEPAD: hope or hype? Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 327, 14 September 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. NEPAD: hope or hype? Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 322, 7 September 2004, p. 26 Adirieje, UA. African Woman’s Rough Road (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 307, 17 August 2004, p.

29

Adirieje, UA. African Woman’s Rough Road (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 302, 10 August 2004, p.

29

Adirieje, UA. Alzheimer’s Disease on Our Shores, Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 297, 3 August 2004, p.

31

Adirieje, UA. Diabetes on the Prowl, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 312, 24 August 2004, p. 22

Adirieje, UA. Putting ‘Access to All’ on the HIV/AIDS Agenda (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 282, 13 July 2004, p. 20

Adirieje, UA. Putting ‘Access to All’ on the HIV/AIDS Agenda (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 277, 6 July 2004, p. 26

Adirieje, UA. Thailand’s Potpourri for Nigeria and HIV/AIDS, Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 272, 29 June 2004, p. 27

Adirieje, UA. Tobacco and the Rest of Us (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 2 No. 267, 22 June 2004, p. 27

Adirieje, UA. Tobacco and the Rest of Us (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 262, 15 June 2004, p. 26

Adirieje, UA. The Global Fund and HIV/AIDS Control in Nigeria, Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 251, 1 June2004, p. 30

Adirieje, UA. Opening Up on HIV/AIDS (2), Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 246, 25 May 2004, p. 26

Adirieje, UA. Opening Up on HIV/AIDS (1), Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 241, 18 May 2004, p. 26

Adirieje, UA. Health Attitudes and Road Traffic Problems, Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 226, 27 April 2004, p. 28

Adirieje, UA. Seeds for Nigeria’s Health Needs, Daily Sun, Vol. 1 No. 221, 20 April 2004, p. 28

Adirieje, UA. HIV/AIDS and the Abuja Declaration. Medical Digest: July/August 2001, pp. 910

Adirieje, UA. Averting a Water Crisis in Nigeria. Medical Digest: March/April 2001, pp. 26-27

Adirieje, UA. A visit to Alma-Ata. Medical Digest: January/February 2001, pp. 18-20 Adirieje, UA. Female Circumcision (Female Genital Mutilation): 40 Dangerous Effects Parents and Relations Must Know. Afrihealth Information Projects, 1999 (catalogued at the Media/Materials Clearinghouse of the Johns Hopkins University, USA, for worldwide distribution, as M/MC ID#: PL NGA 318)

Adirieje, UA. Nutrition for All Ages - A Pocket Guide. Optonet International, 1999

(catalogued at the Media/Materials Clearinghouse of the Johns Hopkins University, USA, for worldwide distribution, as M/MC ID#: PL NGA 398)

Adirieje, UA. Eye Care and Vitamin A Deficiency Prevention in Egbe, Lagos State. Sight and Life Newsletter 4/1999, pp.18-19.

Adirieje, UA. Sanya Primary School Nutritional Blindness Prevention Project. Sight and Life Newsletter, 3/1998, pp. 11-12

Adirieje, UA. Approaches to Reduce Vitamin A Deficiency in Lagos State, Nigeria. SCN News No. 15, United Nations ACC/SCN, 1997, pp. 29-30.

Adirieje, UA. Evidence of Vitamin A Deficiency within Community Populations in Lagos State of Nigeria.  Sight and Life Newsletter 1/1997, Task Force Sight and Life, 1997, pp. 18-19. Adirieje, UA. Anti-leprosy Vaccines.  The Guardian Newspaper, Lagos, 1 August 1996.