# Nigeria plans quarterly civil-society policy dialogue forum

> Nigeria’s president said the government would establish a quarterly forum with civil society groups to feed community concerns into policymaking and oversight. At the same Abuja summit, the convener said three of nine earlier recommendations had received government attention.

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- Published: 2026-10-06T17:11:50+00:00
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President Bola Tinubu, represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, announced the planned quarterly government–civil society policy dialogue forum at the National CSO Summit in Abuja on 2 October, according to NAN. The forum is intended to bring evidence-based advocacy and community concerns into policy formulation, implementation and evaluation.

Tinubu also pledged greater collaboration with accredited civil society groups on public-finance transparency, budget tracking and monitoring humanitarian and grassroots programmes. Summit convener Kunle Yusuff said civil society leaders had previously sent nine recommendations to the Presidency and that three had received government attention. NAN did not state when the forum would begin or identify those three recommendations.

## Data

### Details of government–civil society dialogue plan

Frequency and recommendation counts NAN reported from the 2026 National CSO Summit.

Methodology: Quarterly meetings are a future government commitment. Counts of nine and three recommendations are statements by the summit convener; the source does not identify the three.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forum frequency | 4 | meetings_per_year | 2026 | target |
| Recommendations submitted | 9 | recommendations | 2026-10-02 | observed |
| Recommendations receiving government attention | 3 | recommendations | 2026-10-02 | observed |

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## Sources

- [News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)](<https://nannews.ng/fg-to-establish-quarterly-govt-cso-policy-dialogue-forum/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-10-02)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:54:42+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:58:28+03:00: Data classification added: each figure now carries a measure identifier with its unit, geography, frequency and type. No figure, unit or date changed.

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