Ideaplus Foundation is a Nigerian non-governmental organisation working to advance transparency, accountability, and citizen power in governance. Founded in 2020, we sit at the meeting point of research, advocacy, and capacity-building.
We take a long-term view, recognising that one-off advocacy rarely delivers durable reform. We strengthen accountability systems by producing research that shapes public debate, building citizen capabilities, and convening spaces where decision-makers engage directly with the people they serve.
We track success through outcomes, not activities: policies improved, information opened, public resources better governed, and citizen coalitions that endure beyond our support.
Our campaigns, briefs, and convenings are grounded in robust research, ensuring our advocacy is credible and effective.
We strengthen citizen skills, tools, and alliances so public voice is informed, organised, and sustained.
We work with reform-minded officials and organised civic actors, aligning inside incentives with outside demand for reform.
Meet our trustees, whose experience spans governance, philanthropy, financial management and healthcare.
Board Chair
Governance and accountability specialist with more than 15 years of experience working with civil society, communities and public institutions across West Africa.
Previously led Democracy and Accountability programming at the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). A postgraduate researcher at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS).
Co-Founder & Board Member
Development and philanthropy strategist working on governance, public-sector accountability and civil society in Nigeria and West Africa.
Over more than two decades, he has designed programmes, led grantmaking and advised civil society boards, media and public institutions.
Board Member
Financial management and audit expert supporting organisations to strengthen governance, compliance and risk management.
Managing Partner at Saidi & Co, a Nigeria-based audit and advisory firm.
Board Member
Healthcare professional and Licensed Practical Nurse based in Saskatoon.
Before relocating to Canada, she worked with BudgIT Nigeria, a civic-tech organisation focused on simplifying public finance and advancing budget transparency and accountability.
Board & governance enquiries
For enquiries relating to the Board of Trustees.
Dayo Olaide
Co-Founder
Amina Mahmoud Kazaure
Administrative Officer & Executive Assistant
Lekan Saidi
Director, Finance and Operations
Tiwi Dayo-Olaide
Communication and Partnership Advisor
We work with funders, government agencies, civil society coalitions, and international partners. We are grateful to those who make our work possible.
Partner With UsWe're a small team doing outsized work. If you're a researcher, organiser, communicator, or policy specialist who believes citizens deserve better governance, we'd love to hear from you.
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