Provision of services on Investment Brokering for Existing SDG-Aligned SMEs

Agency: UNDP | Reference: UNDP-NGA-01521 | Type: Request for proposal BackgroundNigeria has emerged as one of the global front-runners in advancing the Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF), demonstrating strong national leadership and political commitment to mobilizing, aligning, and optimizing financing for its development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through the INFF process, the country is taking deliberate steps to turn policy aspirations into real, measurable progress - building a more coherent, efficient, and forward-looking financing system capable of delivering inclusive and sustainable development outcomes.With targeted support from the INFF Facility, Nigeria has made meaningful progress across several critical dimensions of financing for development. This includes strengthening its ability to leverage both public and private capital; improving financing governance and accountability; formulating sector-specific strategies that unlock investments in priority areas such as agriculture, energy, extractives, and human capital; and enhancing national and subnational coordination platforms that ensure financing decisions are aligned, strategic, and results-oriented. These efforts are helping to bridge the gap between national planning and resource mobilization, ensuring that reforms translate into tangible improvements in the lives of citizens.Yet despite its importance, financing for development (FfD) remains inherently complex, highly technical, and often difficult to communicate in ways that are accessible to wider audiences. The concepts, tools, and mechanisms involved - ranging from blended finance and fiscal reforms to private sector de-risking and innovative financing instruments—are not always easy to grasp for non-experts, policymakers outside the core economic institutions, development partners, or the general public. As a result, the true significance and impact of FfD reforms can be easily overlooked unless they are translated into clear, human-centered narratives that show how financial decisions made at the highest levels directly influence livelihoods, opportunities, and long-term development outcomes on the ground. CONTACT: • Email: emmanuel.ango@undp.org