Who we are
A strategy, infrastructure, programme delivery, investment advisory, sustainability and public sector transformation firm - built by Africans, for the transformation of Africa.
Built on sustainability. Evolved for transformation.
Avant-Garde Innovation and Technology Services Ltd (RC 1184983) was founded in 2014 with a simple conviction: that Africa's most important programmes were being under-served by advisors who arrived with imported frameworks and left before implementation began.
What began as a specialist sustainability and environmental practice grew - deliberately, and in response to what clients actually needed - into an integrated advisory and delivery firm. Today, Avant-Garde advises governments, development partners, financial institutions and private sector organisations on complex transformation programmes across infrastructure, sustainability, investment, institutional reform and programme delivery.
Headquartered in Lagos, with a presence in Abuja and a network of associates and technical specialists across Africa and internationally, our teams have delivered programmes across Nigeria and selected African markets for federal and state governments, multilateral development partners, DFIs, listed corporates and privately-held businesses. What has stayed constant since 2014: an obsession with delivery, a rigorous methodology, and a belief that transformation is only real when it is measured.
A twelve-year path from a specialist idea to an African advisory and programme delivery firm.
Strategy only creates value when it is delivered.
We reject the model where one firm gives advice and another firm delivers. That handoff is where transformation dies.
Integrated by design
Our practice areas are engineered to work together. A single programme may draw on strategy, financial modelling, PPP structuring, procurement, PMO discipline, ESG assurance and impact evaluation - from one firm, one contract, one accountable partner.
This integration is not a marketing claim. It is baked into how we scope, staff, deliver and measure engagements.
African context, global standards
Depending on client requirements, we apply internationally recognised frameworks and methodologies:
Environmental and social risk management benchmarks for private-sector projects.
Relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability and coherence testing for programmes.
Global standard for project management practice, tools and terminology.
Structured, stage-gated project management method for governance and control.
Global baseline for sustainability-related financial disclosure.
The world's most widely used sustainability reporting standards.
Six things that make Avant-Garde different
End-to-end capability
Strategy through delivery in a single firm. No handoffs, no lost context, no re-scoping.
Deep African bench
A multidisciplinary network of associate consultants, technical specialists and subject matter experts across Africa.
Independent and privately held
No products to sell. Our recommendations are ours alone, and they serve you.
Collaborative Delivery
We work seamlessly with governments, development partners, consulting firms, academia and technical specialists to deliver multidisciplinary programmes.
Measured outcomes
Every engagement carries KPIs. We publish learnings and we hold ourselves to results, not deliverables.
Executive-level teams
Our engagement partners have led programmes at the presidential, ministerial and board level.
Six values that guide every engagement
Sustainability
Every recommendation is tested against long-term economic, social and environmental impact - not just next quarter.
Innovation
We build new approaches when the standard playbooks do not fit African realities.
Integrity
Independent advice, transparent conflicts, honest reporting - even when the news is unwelcome.
Collaboration
Client teams, associate experts, partner firms and communities - brought together as one delivery unit.
Impact
We measure success in outcomes for beneficiaries, not by the size of the deck or duration of the retainer.
Excellence
Global-standard methodology, applied with rigour, delivered on time and within budget.
Eight steps from insight to lasting transformation
Our Delivery Network
Headquartered in Lagos, with a presence in Abuja and a network of associates and technical specialists across Africa and internationally, Avant-Garde delivers projects through a trusted network of associate consultants, specialist advisers and institutional partners.
Our associate consultant network extends across Africa and internationally, enabling us to mobilise multidisciplinary teams for specialist mandates on short notice.
How the firm is governed and how engagements are run.
Our strength sits in our people and the network of associate consultants and specialist advisers around them - not in any one individual. Engagements are led by senior partners and staffed with the specific technical, sector and geographic expertise each mandate requires, backed by a defined governance structure and quality assurance process.
Board of Directors
Statutory oversight of strategy, risk and finance. Chaired by the Founder & CEO with executive representation.
Executive Management
Firm-wide operations, client engagement, financial performance and talent leadership managed by the executive team.
Associate Expert Network
Curated network of associate consultants and specialist advisers mobilised for the specific technical needs of each mandate.
Project Governance
Every engagement has a defined governance structure — steering committee, engagement partner, delivery lead and quality reviewer.
Quality Assurance Process
Peer review, technical validation, editorial control and executive sign-off before any deliverable leaves the firm.
Our Delivery Standards and Methodologies
Every engagement is delivered against a defined quality framework. Depending on client requirements, we draw on internationally recognised methodologies including IFC Performance Standards, OECD DAC Evaluation Criteria, PMI/PRINCE2 project management standards, ISSB and GRI sustainability disclosure standards, and other globally accepted frameworks. Our internal Quality Assurance Process combines peer review, technical validation, editorial control and executive sign-off before any deliverable leaves the firm.
Programme & project management
- Project Management Institute (PMI) – Project Management Body of Knowledge
- PRINCE2 – Projects in Controlled Environments
- MSP – Managing Successful Programmes
Environmental & social
- International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards
- Equator Principles
- Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) best practice
Sustainability & ESG disclosure
- International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
- Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
- United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
Monitoring & evaluation
- OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Evaluation Criteria
- Results-based management
- Theory of change
Public procurement & PPP
- OECD Principles for Public Governance
- Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) guidelines
- Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) procedures
Corporate governance
- Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance (NCCG)
- King IV Report on Corporate Governance
- OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
Institutions we belong to and partner with
Professional Memberships
Marks shown are custom identifiers, not the organisations' registered logos.
Strategic Collaborations
Government institutions
Development partners
Universities
Research organisations
Current regulatory accreditations
The accreditations below are current and verifiable. Copies can be provided on request.
Environmental Impact Assessment, Audit & Waste Management Accreditation
Federal Ministry of Environment
ActiveNESREA Registration
National Environmental Standards & Regulations Enforcement Agency
ActiveEnvironmental Impact Assessment, Audit & Waste Management Accreditation
State Environmental Protection Agencies
ActiveData Protection Compliance Organisation (DPCO) Accreditation
Nigeria Data Protection Commission
ActiveWhat our work has delivered.
A snapshot of impact across our advisory and programme delivery portfolio, backed by our own project photography.
Real monitoring & evaluation fieldwork — Ekiti State infrastructure programme.
A decade of public and private sector leadership convened around one table.
A track record built across sectors, scale and geography.
16,000+ project impact assessments
Impact assessments for over 16,000 projects spanning telecommunications, energy, construction, financial services, manufacturing, cement, agriculture and government.
Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme
Monitoring and evaluation of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme, reaching 7,916 beneficiaries across 5 states.
Healthcare facility monitoring
Monitoring and evaluation of a ₦3.5 billion facility extended to a private multi-specialist hospital.
Bank ESG strategy advisory
Advisory support to a commercial bank on its ESG strategy.
Technical consultants to flagship convenings
Technical consultants for the Lagos Sustainability Summit and the Lagos State Occupational Safety and Health (LASOSH) Conference.
Regulatory accreditations
Accredited by the Federal Ministry of Environment, NESREA and State Environmental Protection Agencies for EIA, environmental audit and waste management, and by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission as a Data Protection Compliance Organisation (DPCO).
Where our advisory and delivery capability is deployed.
The sectors below feature our own project photography — real evidence of work delivered, not a claim of equal depth across every industry.
Infrastructure
Feasibility, transaction and delivery advisory — Ekiti State road & flyover monitoring.
Public Sector
Reform, delivery units, capacity building — LASOSH Conference engagement.
Development Finance
DFI programme design, blended finance, PPP — Bank of Industry training.
Agriculture & Food Systems
Value chain, agri-finance, food security — field M&E, Ekiti State.
Energy & Utilities
Power sector reform, utilities, transition — Lagos Water Corporation training.
Climate & Sustainability
Climate finance, ESG, disclosure and assurance — Sustainability Table Series.
Transportation
Logistics, roads, rail and mobility programmes — Ekiti Ring Road.
Institutions that have trusted us with their programmes.
Government & Public Institutions
Development Partners & International Agencies
Private Sector Organisations
Names are listed as text pending permission to display each organisation's registered logo.
Let's build something enduring.
Reach out to explore how our integrated advisory and delivery capability can help your programme.