Writing from Abiola Oyebanjo on evidence, simple technology, and co-creation inside Nigerian government institutions.
The evidence gap is large, the problem is specific and solvable at the institutional level, and co-created data tools have the clearest potential to change frontline decisions.
May 2026 · Abiola Oyebanjo
Read moreSimple tech built with frontline workers outperforms complex software built for them. Every time. The reason most government technology fails is not technical.
May 2026 · Abiola Oyebanjo
Read moreThe evidence is already being collected. It just never travels from the logbook to the commander. Simple technology can close that gap.
May 2026 · Abiola Oyebanjo
Read moreSimple additions to existing data systems surface gender-based disparities that were always there. Evidence made visible becomes evidence that can be acted on.
April 2026 · Abiola Oyebanjo
Read moreGood evidence gathers dust when it is not co-created with the people who need to act on it. The 1864 Institute exists to close the gap between rigorous research and frontline decisions.
April 2026 · Abiola Oyebanjo
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