It is well known that the Nigerian nation for several decades has continued to grapple with the challenge of effectively utilizing its resources to support equitable economic growth, effective service delivery and social cohesion. There is the belief that these challenges have remained so because majority of government activities are shrouded in secrecy and thus shrinked the space for citizens engagement.

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) in its efforts to deepen institutional and policy reforms, joined the OGP in July 2016 as the 70th country. The OGP was formally launched in 2011 when the eight founding governments (Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States) endorsed the Open Government Declaration, and announced their countries action plans.