Switch Advisory

§01 — The firm

Practitioners,
not commentators

Switch Advisory is an advisory, research, and technology consulting firm headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria. We work across government, civil society, and the private sector — helping state governments institutionalise reform, supporting nonprofits with fundraising and organisational growth, assisting SMEs with business strategy, and advising organisations on technology.

Our practice is built on a conviction: that the most important problems facing Nigerian and West African institutions are not solved by reports, templates, or software alone. They are solved by the combination of deep institutional knowledge, honest diagnosis, and rigorous execution.

Switch Advisory is part of the Greenswitch Innovations Consult ecosystem — alongside GX Media House and Switch Technologies — with CISD as our independent research arm.

§02 — Commitment

We do not build reform programmes.
We build the capacity to run them.

Every engagement is designed to leave the organisation more capable than when we arrived. The measure of success is not the report we hand over — it is whether the work continues after we leave.

§03 — Method

The Switch
Delivery Framework

Six movements, run in sequence on every engagement.

01

Understand

Assess the context, define the challenge, and identify opportunities.

02

Analyse

Generate evidence through research, diagnostics, stakeholder engagement, and data analysis.

03

Design

Develop practical, innovative, and context-specific solutions.

04

Implement

Provide technical assistance and implementation support to translate strategy into action.

05

Measure

Monitor performance, evaluate outcomes, and generate learning for continuous improvement.

06

Strengthen Capacity

Build institutional capability to ensure sustainability beyond project completion.

§04 — Leadership

The people doing the work

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Folahan Johnson

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Folahan leads Switch Advisory's practice across governance reform, reform financing, and PPP advisory. He serves as Technical Assistant on World Bank-supported business enabling reform programmes across nine Nigerian states and writes on governance and political economy for Premium Times and The Cable. He has trained at LSE, Harvard Business School, and ETH Zürich.

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Chinonso Aluma

Head of Operations

Chinonso oversees Switch Advisory's operational delivery and has led high-level capacity building engagements including the PPP Appreciation Workshop for the Katsina State Executive Council. She brings expertise in PPP governance and reform programme management.

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Executive Director

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Head of Technology — Switch Technologies

[PLACEHOLDER — awaiting confirmation] Leads the technology arm: GovTech strategy, digital product design, and the platforms Switch Advisory builds for clients (GRM systems, e-permitting, investment intelligence).

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Programme Officer

[PLACEHOLDER — awaiting confirmation] Supports delivery across reform financing and capacity building engagements; day-to-day client coordination and workshop delivery.

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Data Analyst

[PLACEHOLDER — awaiting confirmation] Builds the evidence base — indicator frameworks, subnational budget analysis, and the datasets behind the firm's research products.

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Research Lead

[PLACEHOLDER — awaiting confirmation] Leads policy research and evidence products for development partners and advocacy organisations.

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Communications Officer

[PLACEHOLDER — awaiting confirmation] Owns the Insights programme, newsletter, and external communications.

§05 — The archive