Institute for Policy and Gender Advancement — Empowering Policy, Advancing Gender Equity.

Evidence that shapes better policy.

Advancing evidence-based public policy and gender equity through rigorous research, capacity building, advocacy and honest dialogue.

Private
Not-for-Profit
Evidence-Based
Research Institute
Based in Keffi,
Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Policy Impact
Driven
RC 9652135
Incorporated
Dr. Comfort Adokwe Obed, Founder and Executive Director, addressing a full hall of delegates.
Good policy and gender equity are not competing priorities, but the same goal seen from two angles.

At IPGA, we bridge the gap between research and reality, translating evidence into guidance that policymakers can use, and translating community realities into evidence that cannot be ignored.

10
Board Members
9
Policy Areas
5
Core Values
5
Strategic Objectives
2026
Founded

The Journal

Journal of the Institute for
Policy and Gender Advancement

Volume 1 · Number 1 · September 2026

Gender, Governance, and the Politics
of Inclusion in Contemporary Nigeria

Upcoming Event

IPGA Launch & First
International Gender
Conference

September 2026
Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria