Welcome to ILF Nigeria

Leadership for every sphere of society

Since 2022 · Abuja & Jos

Building leaders of integrity

The Young Leaders League

Character before charisma

Part of a global movement

Equipping leaders who shape nations

Part of the ILF Global network — 26,000+ leaders equipped across 18 African nations, Europe, the Americas and Asia since 2003. About the global network ↗
Programme Tracks

Character-first leadership

Five tracks, each contextualised to the room it is delivered in — from boardrooms to classrooms.

TLGS

Leadership & Governance

Executive

Board Dialogues

LADS

Development Studies

TPAP

Teachers' Advance

Who we are

We develop principled leaders

ILF Nigeria — registered as the Dela Adadevoh Leadership Foundation — launched in Abuja in May 2022 as the Nigerian affiliate of the International Leadership Foundation.

We exist to cultivate and empower emerging leaders across every sector in Nigeria, and to become the country's foremost catalyst for character-driven transformation.

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Character over charisma

We train for who a leader is under pressure, not for how well they present in the room.

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Disruptive thinking

Real transformation means questioning inherited systems, not merely improving them.

Who we serve

Leadership across sectors

The same standard of character, contextualised for three very different rooms.

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Corporate & Governance

Boards and executives

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Education

Teachers and schools

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Youth · Ages 11–25

Young Leaders League

Our mission is to cultivate and empower emerging leaders across Nigeria

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Leaders in our inaugural TLGS cohort
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Programme tracks
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Hubs — Abuja & Jos
2022
Founded in Abuja
Participant voices

What they are talking about

Straight from the people who sat in the room.

TLGS reshaped my approach to leadership — it strengthened my integrity and sharpened how I make values-based decisions.
Nanbal Levi
TLGS Participant
News & Updates

What's happening

Check out what we have been doing.

Sustainable Development Goals

How our work aligns

SDG 4

Quality Education

Teacher leadership through TPAP, and student leadership labs through Y2L.

SDG 8

Decent Work

Professional capacity building that makes organisations more effective employers.

SDG 16

Strong Institutions

Governance training that strengthens integrity in public and corporate decisions.

SDG 17

Partnerships

Institutional partnerships across sectors, and membership of a global ILF network.

Become a catalyst for change