Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is an American Foundation that "supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world". It has operated an office in Nigeria since 1994 and has so far invested over $341million in grants to private and public organisations in the country.

In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, the Foundation's African Director, Kole Shettima, speaks about the organisation's work in Africa's most populous nation, how the Foundation navigated the country's pre-democracy era and how the transition from the current programming will happen.

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PT: Your Foundation is massively investing in Nigeria through a number...