NSIPA
NHGSFP
NATIONAL HOME GROWN SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP

INCLUSIVE BASIC SERVICE DELIVERY AND LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT INTEGRATED PROGRAMME (IBSDLEIP)
AT-RISK CHILDREN PROJECT SKILL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT (ARC-P SUPPORT UNDER IBSDLEIP)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)
LOAN NO:20002000070

CONSULTANCY TO CARRY OUT STAKEHOLDER MAPPING, ENGAGEMENT, INCLUSION AND ADVOCACY FOR PROJECT AWARENESS CREATION AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION

This request for expression of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared on the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website (www.afdb.org) on 5th May, 2019

The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the Inclusive Basic Service Delivery and Livelihood Empowerment Integrated Programme (IBSDLEIP), ARC-P Skill and Entrepreneurship Development (ARC-P Support under IBSDLEIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for this loan to facilitate payments for a consultancy firm with demonstrable relevant experience to carry out consultancy for Stakeholder Mapping, Engagement, Inclusion and Advocacy for Project Awareness Creation and Community Mobilization in the 5 North Eastern States (NSIPA/NASSCO2/2026/CONS-3).

The overall objective of this assignment is to identify, analyse, map, and establish effective engagement mechanisms with key stakeholders across the five participating states to facilitate inclusive participation, community ownership, accountability, and sustainability of IBSDLEIP interventions.

The ARC-P Skills and Entrepreneurship Development under IBSDLEIP) NASSCO 2 now invites eligible consultancy firms to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may constitute joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.

KANO STATE SPECIAL AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING ZONES (SAPZ) PROGRAMME
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
PROCUREMENT OF TOOLKITS FOR HOME GARDENING BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS IN KANO STATE AS PART OF TARGETED NUTRITION SUPPORT UNDER WET AND DRY SEASON FARMING
Ref No: KN/SAPZ/IFAD/GO/D/019/26

1. The “Federal Government of Nigeria” has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the financing of which is being administered by Kano State Programme Implementation Unit, SAPZ (“the client” or “procuring entity”), and intends to apply a part of the proceeds of the financing to this procurement. The use of any IFAD financing shall be subject to IFAD’s approval, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the financing agreement, as well as IFAD’s rules, policies and procedures. IFAD and its officials, agents and employees shall be held harmless from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature brought by any party in connection with Kano State Special Agro Industrial Processing Zones Programme.

2. The Special Agro Industrial Processing Zones Programme includes an agricultural enterprise development project. The overall goal of SAPZ is to realize a transformed rural economy in which the rural population can derive prosperity and equal benefits. The project development objective is to enhance income, food security and job creation for rural youth and women through Agric enterprise development on a sustainable basis in the Kano State of Nigeria.

3. This invitation for bids (IFB) follows the general procurement notice that appeared in Blueprint and Daily Trust newspapers on 4th March, 2026, on the IFAD website and on UNDB on 4th March, 2026. The purchaser now invites sealed bids from eligible entities (bidders) for the provision of Procurement of toolkits for home gardening beneficiary households in Kano State as part of targeted nutrition support under WET season farming, to be delivered at Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Coordination Office, Kano State No. 127 T/G Shanu Beside Arewa Radio (Wazobia Cool FM) Farm Center Kano, within a delivery period of two weeks (14 days). More details on these goods and related services are provided in the schedule of requirements in this bidding document.

4. This IFB is open to all eligible bidders who wish to respond. Subject to restrictions noted in the bidding document, eligible entities may associate with other bidders to enhance their capacity to successfully carry out the procurement.

5. Bidding will be conducted using the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) method, the evaluation procedure for which is described in this bidding document, in accordance with the IFAD Procurement Handbook which is provided at www.ifad.org/project-procurement. The NCB process, as described, will include a review and verification of qualifications and past performance, including a reference check, prior to the contract award.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)
DEVELOPMENT BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
DEVELOPMENT BANK OF NIGERIA DBN
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY AND RESILIENCE SUPPORT PROJECT
LOAN NO./CREDIT NO./ GRANT NO.: P160865

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTIONAL DIAGNOSTIC, ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING, AND STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BANK OF AGRICULTURE (BOA), NIGERIA.

REFERENCE NO. (as per Procurement Plan): NG-DBN-563824-CS-QCBS

Development Bank of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) will equip and strengthen the BOA with an independent, evidence-based basis for its restructuring and recapitalizing, and with a credible new strategy for its future.

Specific objectives of the assignment are:
• Establish the Bank’s true financial position through an independent asset quality review, yielding a verified opening balance sheet and a quantified provisioning gap;
• Design the balance-sheet restructuring, including the carve-out of legacy non-performing assets, the disposal or monetization of non-core assets, and the restructuring or transfer of legacy liabilities;
• Size and structure the recapitalization against the verified, cleaned balance sheet;
• Design governance, credit-process, systems and legal/regulatory reforms consistent with the applicable prudential and corporate-governance framework and insulating the Bank from political interference;
• Design the ownership restructuring, including dilution of the current shareholders and the introduction of private and cooperative participation in line with the reform design and tested against prospective investor requirements; and
• Develop a new corporate strategy and business plan, grounded in a market and financing-gap analysis, an explicit delivery-model choice, and international lessons, for a bankable, investable agricultural development finance institution.

Development Bank of Nigeria Plc. now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:
• At least 10 years of Demonstrated experience conducting bank/DFI institutional diagnostics, asset quality reviews, financial due diligence, loan portfolio reviews, IFRS 9/provisioning assessments, prudential reviews or balance-sheet verification for banks, DFIs or comparable regulated financial institutions.
• Demonstrated experience in bank/DFI restructuring, recapitalization, balance-sheet clean-up, NPL carve-out, legacy asset/liability restructuring, ownership restructuring or financial institution turnaround.
• Demonstrated experience in agricultural finance, rural finance, development finance, MSME finance, cooperative finance, value-chain finance or comparable mandate-driven financial institutions.
• Demonstrated experience in corporate strategy development, operating model redesign, governance reform, credit process reform, institutional transformation and business planning for financial institutions/Agricultural DFIs.
• Demonstrated experience in Nigeria, Africa or comparable emerging markets, including familiarity with regulated financial institutions, public-sector reform and financial sector regulatory environments.
• Technical and managerial capability of the firm, including capacity to manage complex multi-workstream assignments, quality assurance arrangements, project governance, data confidentiality and ability to mobilize multidisciplinary advisory capability. ( More details on the assignment can be seen in the TOR) please visit our website for more information: https://www.devbankng.com/contracts-and-tenders