Guest blog by Aliyu Aboki, LEG ’23 One of the best decisions I have made in a long time was applying for and gaining admission into the Harvard Leading Economic Growth course. It has given me the ability to analyse my growth problem, Nigeria’s Limited Broadband Infrastructure, as if it is like a 2015 journey…Continue Reading Limited Broadband Infrastructure in Nigeria
Guest blog by Akinderu Fatai Moruf, IPP’23 In 2019, I was privileged to assume the role of Commissioner of Housing in Lagos State, the commercial capital of Nigeria with a large population of about 23 million. I was entrusted with the pivotal task of spearheading strategic initiatives to facilitate the expansion of affordable housing. Apart…Continue Reading Expanding Affordable Housing in Lagos, Nigeria
Guest blog by Dr. Oyeyemi Ayoola FCA, IPP’23 My expectation for attending this Implementing Public Policy (IPP) Course is a tip of the iceberg compared to the learnings and competency skills in project implementation that I have garnered throughout this period of training, the course have changed my perspective and narratives of policy and project…Continue Reading Improved Infrastructural Development in Lagos State, Nigeria
Guest blog by Esther Adegunle, IPP ’23 “Two professionals, an Economist and a Brilliant Citizen, catch up to discuss the Economist’s recent educational journey at Harvard Kennedy School and its impact on their work in Nigeria.” Brilliant Citizen: Hello, my Economist, you are looking good and happy! Economist: Thank you, I certainly am happy. Brilliant…Continue Reading Reducing Youth Unemployment in Nigeria
Guest blog by Salamatu Idris Isah, IPP ’23 PDIA: Learning by Doing and Getting it Right Working in a public space has never been easy, especially when you are saddled with the responsibility of making sure everything you proposed, that has been adopted, has a developmental impact. My participation in the 2023 IPP course was an eye-opener, as we were introduced to the Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) Concept. Taking a…Continue Reading Improving reading proficiency and learning outcomes in Kaduna State, Nigeria
The informal transportation network, characteristic of many African cities, is notoriously dangerous. In Lagos, drivers are constantly threatened and forced to pay bribes; they suffer health problems like hypertension and partial blindness, and accidents are common. Fear is a form of governance. The police and the union extract money from transport drivers and share it…Continue Reading Event: They Eat Our Sweat: Transport Labor, Corruption, and Survival in Urban Nigeria
Guest blog by Adesoji Adesugba My participation in 2022 Implementing Public Policy was timely and rewarding. IPP is the second program under the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education series I have participated. The first was Leading Economic Growth, which I completed last December. The IPP program has exposed me to new policy ideas through shared…Continue Reading Using PDIA in Addressing the Non-Competitive and Inefficient Free Zone Scheme in Nigeria
Guest blog by Tejumola Abake Abisoye I was hoping for a magic bullet to implementing public policy and I learnt it is simply the ability to focus on the problem and be driven by iterations until ones sees the expected outcomes – PDIA. I currently manage a Government Agency – The Lagos State Employment Trust…Continue Reading Access to Data and Affordable Finance to improve Youth Unemployment in Nigeria
Guest blog by Nyeso George The last six months has been like six years learning the nuggets of policy implementation especially using the PDIA Technique. In the process, how I plan to use what has been learnt and my key takeaways can be summarized as follows: Centrality of clarity in problem definition – in most…Continue Reading Building and Sustaining Local Crude Oil Refining Capacity in Nigeria Using the PDIA Technique
Guest blog by Anis Saidi, David Friedman, Diksha Kataria, Krista Gon, Lucy Kruske, Tatenda Mujeni, Younmi Kim Complex problems are not impossible to solve. As we learned over the course of this module, PDIA teams must adopt a humble, progressive, and iterative approach to tackle complex problems successfully. The initial step is deconstructing the problem…Continue Reading Providing Quality Health Care in Kaduna State, Nigeria
