Our Work and Experience

What we have delivered.

A selection of assignments across agricultural finance, enterprise development, public sector governance and capacity building, from Nigeria to Togo, Angola and the United Kingdom.

1Case study

Designing Togo's agricultural risk-sharing mechanism

ClientMIFA-TIRSAL, Togo
Strategy and Advisory

Background and challenge
Lenders in Togo were reluctant to finance agriculture because the risks seemed too high. The country needed a mechanism that would share those risks and draw private finance into the sector.

Scope
Design of the blended finance mechanism for the Mécanisme Incitatif de Financement Agricole fondé sur le partage de risques (MIFA).

Approach
Successory led the team that designed and launched the mechanism in 2018, drawing on experience of risk-sharing for agricultural lending in Nigeria.

Outputs and outcomes
The mechanism went on to deploy 27 billion CFAF (about US$45 million) in agricultural finance and create 274,000 jobs.
2Case study

Taking agricultural lending support to every local government area

ClientNIRSAL Plc
Programme Delivery

Background and challenge
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending needed a field presence that could connect farmers and lenders across the whole country.

Scope
National Coordinating Consultant for the design and deployment of the NIRSAL field programme (2015 to 2023).

Approach
Successory designed the programme and led its deployment nationwide. Dr Ogidan also designed and established the NIRSAL National Microfinance Bank.

Outputs and outcomes
More than 1,000 graduates deployed across all 774 local government areas, in one of Nigeria's largest agricultural lending facilitation programmes.
3Case study

Building capacity for 240,000 smallholder farmers

ClientIFAD Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP)
Capacity Development

Background and challenge
The programme needed to strengthen farmer organisations, improve market linkages and prepare state implementation teams across several states.

Scope
Lead Training Consultant, designing and delivering the programme's capacity-building work.

Approach
Comprehensive training programmes for farmer organisations and state implementation teams.

Outputs and outcomes
Capacity building for a programme reaching 240,000 smallholder farmers across 9 Nigerian states.
4Case study

Strengthening the pipeline of investment-ready SMEs

ClientInclusive Investment Foundation (IIF), with NABII and GSG
Programme Delivery

Background and challenge
Investors and enterprise support organisations needed a clearer picture of how ready Nigerian SMEs were for investment, and how strong the organisations supporting them were.

Scope
Design and implementation of the SME Investment Readiness and Pipeline Strengthening Programme.

Approach
A quantitative diagnostic of 203 MSMEs; key informant interviews in Abuja, Enugu, Kano and Lagos/Ogun; and an ESO Maturity Index baseline.

Outputs and outcomes
A baseline assessment of 34 enterprise support organisations, with a cohort average score of 3.05 out of 4.0.
5Case study

Procurement under pressure for INEC

ClientKonrad Adenauer Stiftung, for the Independent National Electoral Commission
Capacity Development

Background and challenge
INEC procurement and administrative officers must make sound decisions under election-period pressure, legal requirements and intense public scrutiny.

Scope
A three-day capacity-building programme, delivered in Lagos in March and April 2026.

Approach
Modules on Procurement Under Pressure and on Procurement Communication and Stakeholder Management, followed by a panel on systemic procurement challenges.

Outputs and outcomes
Programme delivered, with a panel brief on procurement law infractions and recommendations for institutional strengthening.
6Case study

A five-year strategy for a microfinance bank

ClientSwiftTrust Microfinance Bank
Strategy and Advisory

Background and challenge
The bank needed a clear direction for sustainable growth and regulatory compliance.

Scope
A five-year strategic plan for 2026 to 2030.

Approach
Strategic analysis and planning, supported by financial modelling.

Outputs and outcomes
A comprehensive strategic plan with a full financial model.

More of our work

Assignment	Client	Service
Three consecutive supervision missions of the Rural Finance Institution-Building Programme (RUFIN)	IFAD and the Federal Government of Nigeria	Programme Delivery
Blended finance advisory for agriculture in Angola and Mozambique	FAO	Strategy and Advisory
Management of the HER-AfCFTA programme for 40 women-led enterprises	UNDP	Programme Delivery
Phase 1 public service reform contract	Bureau of Public Service Reforms	Institutional Development
Capacity building for clinical and non-clinical staff	National Hospital Abuja	Capacity Development
Advanced Judicial Leadership and Digital Transformation Programme, Milton Keynes	Global Knowledge Group	Capacity Development
Training programmes in Johannesburg and Addis Ababa	DBSA and AADFI	Capacity Development
Access to Finance curriculum for African workers	ITC and ILO	Capacity Development
NG-CARES 2.0 strategic retreat, with full documentation suite	Plateau State	Capacity Development
Rapid assessments of microfinance banks in Plateau State	Bathnna and Associates	Institutional Development
10,000-hectare soyabean outgrower scheme design, Jigawa State	NFD AGRO	Strategy and Advisory