Building Policy Knowledge. Strengthening Leadership. Advancing Civic Engagement.
NESG Academy
The learning and capacity-building arm of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group — promoting policy literacy, strengthening public leadership, and deepening civic awareness across Nigeria's policy and governance ecosystem.
Why NESG Academy
Nigeria's platform for policy education, public leadership development, and civic learning.
Learning formats
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Audiences served
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Course access
Self-paced
Focus
Policy & Civic Ed
Who we are
Demystifying policy so more Nigerians can shape it.
The NESG Academy was established to promote policy literacy, strengthen public leadership capacity, and deepen civic awareness across Nigeria's policy and governance ecosystem.
We serve the NESG community — staff and volunteers — as well as the general public, offering accessible, practical, and evidence-based learning programmes that demystify policy and enable meaningful participation in governance and national development.
Our vision
To be Nigeria's leading platform for policy education, public leadership development, and civic learning.
Contributing to stronger institutions, informed citizens, and sustainable national development.
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Registered users of the learning platform
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Active courses
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Webinars hosted
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Core commitments
What we aim to do
Five commitments behind every programme we run.
Policy-literate citizens
Build policy-literate citizens and institutions.
Leadership & governance
Strengthen public leadership and governance capacity.
Policy into practice
Bridge the gap between policy formulation and implementation.
Ethical decision-making
Promote ethical, inclusive, and evidence-based decision-making.
Civic participation
Support informed civic participation and national dialogue.
Every session is a room full of people ready to act on what they learn.
Learning formats
Flexible ways to learn, wherever you're starting from.
The Academy delivers learning through multiple flexible channels, from self-paced online courses to live cohort-based training.
Monthly Policy Webinars
Topical policy conversations with experts and practitioners, held every month.
Civic Education via Policypedia.ng
Simplified, public-facing policy education that helps everyday Nigerians understand how policy affects their lives.
E-Learning Courses
Self-paced foundational and advanced policy modules you can work through on your own schedule.
On-Demand Classroom Programmes
Cohort-based and institutional training designed around your organisation's needs.
Past webinars
Catch up on our monthly policy webinars.
Missed a session? Browse the archive and pick up the conversation where it left off.
From boardrooms to Zoom calls, the conversation keeps going.
Inside the course library
Everything you need to keep learning.
A peek inside academy.nesgroup.org/library — filter by subject, track your level, and pick up your next course.
Diverse subject tracks
From civic education and policy studies to data analysis, leadership, and project management.
Skill-level pathways
Every course is levelled from Explorer to Expert, so you always know where to start.
Certificates of completion
Earn a certificate for every course you finish.
Bite-sized modules
Courses are broken into short modules and lessons that fit around a busy schedule.
Smart recommendations
Get matched to related courses based on what you've already completed.
Free & open access
Sign up free and learn from anywhere, on any device.
NESG ACADEMY
Course Library
A complete catalogue of NESG Academy courses — filter by subject, skill level, and duration.
Subjects
Data Analysis Basics
10 Modules · 4h 51m
Digital Literacy
9 Modules · 5h 20m
Start CourseWho it's for
Built for the NESG community, and open to the public.
The NESG Community
Staff and volunteers strengthening their policy knowledge and leadership capacity from within.
The General Public
Citizens, professionals, and institutions seeking accessible, practical, evidence-based learning on policy and governance.
Start learning
Ready to build your policy knowledge?
Start with a self-paced course, catch up on our monthly policy webinars, or bring the Academy to your organisation with a classroom programme.