NASSSF: connecting laboratory capability, accountable financing and multi-stakeholder partnerships within a NASC-led institutional design process.
OrganisationNational Agricultural Seeds Council / SCRiH
RoleProject Manager & Technical Working Group Secretary
PeriodOctober 2026 – ongoing design stage
The assignment
The Nigeria Agricultural Seed Security and Sovereign Fund (NASSSF) is a NASC-led design initiative supported by SCRiH. The technical working group is developing the governance, financial, technical and partnership architecture needed to determine how the proposed programme or fund window should proceed.
The operating context
Seed security depends on institutions that establish quality, provide reliable testing, mobilise resources and sustain services. Strengthening these capabilities requires coordinated decisions about infrastructure, staffing, finance, partnerships and regulatory accountability.
My contributions
Coordinate delivery across workstreams as Project Manager and Technical Working Group Secretary.
Maintain the project’s action and decision systems, document control, information requests, risks and dependencies.
Support strategic integration of governance, financing, laboratory and partnership outputs into the final decision package.
Work with governance, financing and institutional counterparts on the funding pathway, contribution arrangements and approval requirements.
The policy significance
Accountable financing
Connect technical investment proposals with contribution mechanisms, financial controls and clear institutional responsibilities.
Regulatory independence
Preserve NASC’s authority and independence so contributor participation cannot influence testing, certification or enforcement decisions.
Bring together what to develop, how to govern it, what it will cost and which approvals are required.
Areas of delivery
Governance and accountability framework, proposed programme structure and financial controls
Laboratory capability assessment, priority reference-testing scope and development pathway
Partnership framework, contribution policy and State and corporate prototype designs
Integrated financial model, risk framework and data architecture
12-month implementation roadmap and consolidated institutional decision package
Scope and professional contribution
Design materials have been prepared across governance, financial controls, laboratory development and partnerships. Institutional review, technical verification and cost validation remain ongoing. Fund launch, financing commitments, procurement, construction and accreditation require subsequent approvals and implementation.
