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Cat 8- NIGERIA IMPACT INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE SURVEY 2025
Implemented by: Innovision Global Consulting International Nigeria Limited

Introduction:

You are invited to participate in an interview as part of the Nigeria Impact Investing Landscape Assessment (2025). This study is being conducted by Innovision Global Consulting International Nigeria Limited on behalf of NIIRIC to generate insight into the key actors, trends, gaps, and opportunities in Nigeria’s impact investing ecosystem. 

Why this matters: 

Despite notable progress in the impact investing sector, key challenges persist—fragmented data, limited market visibility, weak linkages between capital and enterprises, and gaps in policy and institutional coordination. By contributing your insights, you will help shape a clearer, evidence-driven picture of the ecosystem. Your institution's role and positioning within the impact investing landscape. 

Specifically, your input will inform: 

- Your institution's role and positioning within the impact investing landscape.

- Key trend, bottlenecks, and unmet needs across sectors and regions
- capital deployment strategies and investment criteria
- Policy, partnership, and inclusion efforts that can strengthen the ecosystem.

Your perspective is vital in unlocking greater alignment between capital supply and demand, and driving more inclusive, scalable impact.


What we ask: 

Please fill out a short form (approx. 30 minutes) covering your organisation’s profile, capital deployed, sectors, impact practices, and future strategy. To avoid duplicate responses, a joint survey has been created for international funders operating in both countries.


Your Benefit: 

All participants will receive a summary of the key findings and early access to the full report before public release.

This is part of a growing pan-African research effort also underway in Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Zambia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, and Namibia.


Confidentiality and Data Use

Your responses will be used strictly for research and analysis purposes of the Impact Investing Landscape and Market Sizing Report. No names or identifying information will be published or attributed to you or your organisation without prior permission. 


Voluntary Participation

Your participation is completely voluntary. You may choose not to answer any question or withdraw from the interview at any time without any negative consequences.


Contact Information

If you have any questions, you may contact:

Iffat Mahmud

📧[email protected] | 📞 08175627498

Diamond Kanu

📧[email protected] | 📞 09023578985




Please Find The Definition of Key Terms Here
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I have read the information above and voluntarily agree to participate in this interview.

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1. Basic Information：
Full Name  
Full Name  
Position/ Title
Position/ Title
Organisation Name
Organisation Name
Year Established
Year Established
Organisation Website
Organisation Website
Country of Headquarters
Country of Headquarters
Nigerian Office Location(s) (If available)
Nigerian Office Location(s) (If available)
Email
Email
Phone Number
Phone Number
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2. What type of institution are you?[Checkboxes]
Private Foundation
Corporate Foundation
Family Foundation
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3. What types of support does your foundation provide in Nigeria?
Grant funding
Recoverable grants
Program-related investments (PRI)
First-loss or subordinated capital
Technical assistance (TA)
Research / Knowledge generation
Advocacy or movement building
Capacity building for social enterprises
Blended finance design / participation
Convening and partnerships
Other (please specify)
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4. How do you measure or monitor the long-term outcomes of grantees or investees? [Checkboxes]
Regular reporting from grantees/investees (e.g., quarterly or annual reports)
Outcome or results tracking against predefined KPIs
Theory of Change or impact pathway framework
Site visits or field monitoring
Independent evaluations or impact assessments (by third parties)
Case studies or success stories
Longitudinal tracking (multi-year follow-up of grantees/investees)
Use of digital M&E systems or dashboards
Grantee/investee self-reporting tools (e.g., surveys, scorecards)
Contribution to systems-level or policy outcomes (e.g., reforms, coalitions, market shifts)
Do not systematically monitor long-term outcomes
Other (please specify)
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5. Do you use any of the following for these impact reporting standards?[Checkboxes]
Impact Reporting and Investment standard Plus (IRIS+)
Theory of Change
SDG alignment or tagging
SDG Impact Standard
2X Challenge
Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) Compass
Benefit Corporation Certification by B lab
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Internal Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) Framework
None
Other : Please Specify
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6. In which currency is your portfolio managed?
US Dollar
Pound Sterling
Euro
Australian Dollar
Japanese Yen
Swiss Franc
Chinese Renmindi
Canadian Dollar
Hong Kong Dollar
New Zealand
Other : Please specify
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7. What was your total Asset Under Management (AUM) in portfolio currency, as at 31st December 2024?
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8. What portion of your capital is allocated to Nigeria? (%)
0 - 10%
11 - 20%
21- 30%
31 - 40%
41 - 50%
51 - 60%
61 -70%
71- 80%
81 - 90%
91 - 100%
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9. What is your average investment deal size in Nigeria ( in Portfolio currency) ?
＜$50,000
$50,000 - $250,000
$250,000 - $1,000,000
$1,000,000 - $5,000,000
>$5,000,000
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10. What Percentage of your total capital deployed would be defined as impact capital from 2020 - 2024?
% of  Impact capital deployed
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
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11. What Percentage of your total capital deployed from 2020 - 2024 was grants?
% of Grants deployed
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
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12. What are your investment instruments in Nigeria? [Checkboxes]
Equity
Debt
Quasi- Equity
Grants
Repayable Grants
Guarantess
First-Loss Facilities
Blended Finance
Public Equity
Public Bonds
Private Equity
Private Debt
Mezzanine
Redeemable Equity
Other : Please Specify
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13. Which investment stage(s) do you typically target?[Checkboxes]
Seed/Early - Early stage
Growth/Expansion
Mature/Established
Infrastructure/Long-term
Exit-stage/ Initial public offering(IPO)
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  1. 14. In which Nigerian geo-political regions has your organisation deployed capital (directly or through partners)?

[Checkboxes]
North West
North Central
North East
South West
South South
South East
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15. Through which structure do you deploy capital in Nigeria?[Checkboxes]
Direct investment
Indirect investment
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16. Which regulatory or market constraints affect your operations most?[Checkboxes]
FX volatility
Regulatory bottlenecks
Investment pipeline (deal flow)
Limited exit options
Investee capacity
Other: ( Please specify)
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17. In which sectors have you invested in Nigeria? (Check all that apply)[Checkboxes]
Agriculture
Healthcare
Education
Financial Inclusion / Fintech
Renewable Energy / Climate
Gender or Youth-focused Enterprises
Other: ( Please specify)
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18. Which SDGs do your investments most align with?[Checkboxes]
SDG 1 - No Poverty
SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
SDG 3 - Health
SDG 4 - Education
SDG 5 - Gender Equality
SDG 6 - Access to Water and Sanitation for All
SDG 7 - Affordable & Clean Energy
SDG 8 - Decent Work
SDG 9 - Innovation & Infrastructure
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11- Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12- Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 - Climate Action
SDG 14 - Life Below Water
SDG 15 - Life on Land
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
SDG 17- Partnership for the Goals
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19. Do you apply any of these lenses in your investment strategy?[Checkboxes]
Definitions
Gender lens
Youth inclusion
Child Lens
System Lens
Climate
No
Planning to implement
Other: ( Please specify)
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20. How would you classify your investment intent on the impact spectrum?
High: Primacy of social/environmental impact
Medium: Equal focus on impact and financial returns
Low: Financial returns with some impact consideration
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21. Does your organisation have a dedicated impact measurement or ESG governance framework?
Yes - Internal
Yes - External/Independent
Not currently
Planning to implement
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22. What are your strategic priorities or pipeline plans for Nigeria in the next 1-3 years?(E.g., launching new fund, entering new sectors, scaling specific regions)
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23. How would you rate Nigeria’s current impact investment ecosystem maturity?
Early-stage
Emerging
Mature
Please explain your answer:
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24. How would you describe the policy/regulatory environment for impact investing?
Very enabling
Somewhat enabling
Neutral
Restrictive
Highly restrictive
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25. Which of the following de-risking tools/platforms in Nigeria have you accessed ?[Checkboxes]
InfraCredit / RSBF
FSD Africa or green bonds
Blended finance vehicles
Pension/insurance capital mobilisation schemes
None
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26. What regulatory reforms or ecosystem improvements would encourage greater capital flow into impact investments?
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27. In your view, how does Nigeria’s impact investing ecosystem compare to regional peers? (e.g., Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Namibia) - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunity, Threats
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28. What do you see as the most promising opportunities in African impact investing in the next 3–5 years?

Please rate the potential of these sectors for impact and return (1 = Low potential, 5 = Very high potential).


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Agriculture and Agri-processing
Agriculture and Agri-processing
Healthcare delivery and diagnostics 
Healthcare delivery and diagnostics 
Renewable energy (e.g., solar mini-grids, off-grid solutions)
Renewable energy (e.g., solar mini-grids, off-grid solutions)
Climate-smart infrastructure 
Climate-smart infrastructure 
Financial inclusion/ Fintech
Financial inclusion/ Fintech
Affordable housing
Affordable housing
Education and EdTech
Education and EdTech
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)
Waste management and circular economy 
Waste management and circular economy 
Creative economy and digital innovation
Creative economy and digital innovation
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29. What do you see as the most promising opportunities in Nigeria's impact investing in the next 3–5 years?

Please rate the potential impact and return of these Thematic Areas (1 = Low potential, 5 = Very high potential).


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Climate adaptation and resilience 
Climate adaptation and resilience 
Gender-lens investing
Gender-lens investing
Youth employment and entrepreneurship
Youth employment and entrepreneurship
Digital inclusion
Digital inclusion
Access to basic services (health, education, water)
Access to basic services (health, education, water)
Local value chain development
Local value chain development
Conflict-affected and fragile regions 
Conflict-affected and fragile regions 
Indigenous capital and diaspora financing
Indigenous capital and diaspora financing
Waste management and circular economy 
Waste management and circular economy 
Creative economy and digital innovation
Creative economy and digital innovation
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30. Are you willing to be contacted for a follow-up Interview?
Yes
No
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31. Kindly provide published reports that detail capital deployed from 2020 -2024 Upload at most 20 files
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32. Would you like to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement?
Yes
No
33. If yes, please download the Signed Non-Disclosure Agreement ( Impact Investment Survey) and upload your signed copy or send to [email protected] Upload at most 20 files
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