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Latest The Capacity Institute launches the Nigeria Capacity Index (NCIx) — Nigeria's first comprehensive measure of institutional execution capacity
Official Statements

Press Releases

2026 Jan 2026
Press Release

The Capacity Institute Launches the Nigeria Capacity Index (NCIx) 2026

The Capacity Institute today announced the launch of the Nigeria Capacity Index (NCIx) — the first comprehensive annual measurement of institutional execution capacity across Nigeria's government, corporate, and development sectors.

2025 Dec 2025
Press Release

The Capacity Institute Announces the Nigeria Capacity Forum 2026

The Capacity Institute has announced the inaugural Nigeria Capacity Forum — Nigeria's first major forum dedicated to institutional performance and execution capacity, themed "How Nigeria Can Become a Capacity State."

2025 Oct 2025
Publication

The Capacity State Published — A New Framework for Understanding Institutional Execution

Dr Hani Okoroafor's The Capacity State — the foundational text of The Capacity Institute's research programme — is now available. The book introduces the Capacity Architecture framework and makes the case for execution capacity as the central development challenge of our time.

2025 Sep 2025
Announcement

The Capacity Institute Formally Established

The Capacity Institute has been formally established as a research and practice institution focused on execution capacity — the systems through which governments, corporations, and complex institutions translate strategy into sustained outcomes.

In the Media

News Coverage

Coverage of The Capacity Institute, the NCIx, and The Capacity State across media organisations.

Business Day Print & Online

"Measuring Nigeria's Capacity to Deliver"

A feature examining the NCIx methodology and what the inaugural findings reveal about the state of Nigeria's institutional execution capacity.

Jan 2026

Channels TV TV Feature

"Why Nigeria's Policies Don't Work — The Capacity Institute Explains"

An in-depth segment on the Institute's launch, the concept of execution capacity, and what the NCIx means for how we assess government performance.

Jan 2026

The Economist (Africa) Online

"A New Measure for an Old Problem"

Commentary on the NCIx and its potential to reshape how institutional performance is assessed across African economies.

Forthcoming

Leadership Newspaper Print & Online

"The Book that Challenges How We Think About Nigeria's Governance"

A review of The Capacity State and an interview with Dr Hani Okoroafor on the book's central arguments.

Nov 2025

Arise News TV Interview

"State Capacity and the Nigerian Question"

A studio interview in which Dr Okoroafor discusses the concept of the Capacity State and its implications for Nigerian institutional reform.

Dec 2025

The Guardian Nigeria Online

"Inside The Capacity Institute: A New Voice on Institutional Reform"

A profile of the Institute, its founding mission, and the research programme it is building.

Oct 2025

Broadcast & Print

Interviews

Television

Dr Hani Okoroafor on Nigeria's Institutional Execution Challenge

Channels TV

Dec 2025

Available

Television

The Capacity State — What It Means for Nigerian Governance

Arise News

Dec 2025

Available

Radio

Building Institutions that Can Deliver — A Conversation with Dr Okoroafor

Smooth FM

Jan 2026

Available

Print

The NCIx and Nigeria's Performance Gap — An In-depth Interview

Business Day

Jan 2026

Available

Podcast

Conversations on Execution — Inaugural Episode

The Capacity Institute

Forthcoming

Forthcoming

Television

The Nigeria Capacity Forum 2026 — Preview Interview

TVC News

Forthcoming

Forthcoming
Authored Work

Opinion & Commentary

Articles and opinion pieces authored by Institute researchers and fellows.

Opinion

Why Nigeria's Plans Never Become Results

The structural reasons behind Nigeria's persistent gap between policy ambition and policy delivery — and what it will take to close it. A reframing of the governance debate around execution systems.

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Opinion

The Real Problem with African Development

A reframing of the development debate — arguing that persistent failure to translate investment into sustained outcomes is fundamentally an execution capacity problem.

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Essay

Measuring What Matters: The Case for a National Capacity Index

Why the metrics by which governments are held accountable measure the wrong things — and why execution capacity must become a first-order measurement priority.

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Commentary

The Forum Nigeria Needs

The case for a dedicated national forum on institutional performance — and why the conversation about execution capacity must move from academic circles into public and institutional discourse.

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Resources for Journalists

Media Kit & Brand Assets

All Institute brand assets, photography, and supporting materials for journalists, media organisations, and event partners. Please credit as "The Capacity Institute" in all published materials.

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Get in Touch

Media Contact

The Capacity Institute welcomes enquiries from journalists, researchers, broadcasters, and media organisations seeking expert commentary on institutional capacity, execution systems, and the NCIx findings.

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Speaker Requests

Dr Hani Okoroafor available for events and panels

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Expert Commentary

Topics We Cover

Nigeria Capacity Index (NCIx) — findings and methodology
Institutional execution capacity — government and corporate
The Capacity State — concepts, framework, and implications
Nigeria's governance and delivery performance
African institutional reform and development
Why policies fail — execution systems analysis
Nigeria Capacity Forum 2026
State capacity theory and practice
Public sector performance measurement
Executive leadership and institutional culture