Introduction
Oxfam in Nigeria has been playing important roles in the socio-economic development of the country through its numerous programmes and in partnership with national civil society organizations with shared values and visions. The implementation of Oxfam in Nigeria’s Country Strategy (2015 – 2020) focused on saving lives, promoting sustainable income for the poor, transforming attitudes about women’s rights and promoting active citizenship to deepen accountability in public and private sectors.
In the middle of implementation of the OCS, Nigeria alongside Ghana and Senegal were identified through the Country Mapping Review1 to become influencing hubs in West Africa in a bid to strengthen their influencing stands. While work was underway to reframe the new direction in concrete terms, Oxfam confederation finalized the global strategic framework and through the global/country presence, confirmed Nigeria to become an influencing program. This decision was premised upon observable characteristics of the country like its status as a political, diplomatic, economic, military and demographic powerhouse of West Africa, and as Africa biggest economy among others.
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