Nigeria, July 2 -- Nigeria's democracy is entering dangerous territory, with governance failures worsening. Unfortunately, donor support for transparency, accountability, and democracy programming in Nigeria is being withdrawn under the radar. Should Nigerians be worried?

For nearly a decade, major donor-funded programmes supported efforts to improve transparency and accountability in Nigeria. Today, most have wound down or shifted course. MacArthur's On Nigeria programme, arguably the most ambitious accountability-focused investment in the country, ended at the end of 2024. For about ten years, the programme supported an integrated accountability effort through criminal justice reform, investigative journalism, social and norm change, a...