The Obafemi Awolowo Institute of Government and Public Policy is a non-profit, independent think tank and research institute. It aims to encourage innovative thinking and visionary intellectual pursuits capable of solving the problems of governance by conducting research, training, policy engagement and outreach programmes on socio-political and economic conditions of Nigeria in particular and Africa in general.The Institute offers programmes of research, training, policy engagement and outreach delivered through a global network of cutting-edge expertise in diverse fields (such as health, education, rural and urban communities, youth, development, the environment, leadership, accountability, and change management) from Nigeria, the rest of Africa, the Nigerian and African diasporas, and others, powered by new technologies.