The Dare Institute

Built for Citizens.
Funded by Citizens.

The Dare Institute is an independent civic organisation registered as Incorporated Trustees in Nigeria. We are non-partisan, non-governmental, and entirely citizen-funded.

Our Origins

Why the Dare Agenda exists

The Dare Institute was founded on a single, uncomfortable observation: that most Nigerian citizens know something is wrong, but don’t know exactly what, why, or what they can do about it. The system depends on that confusion.

The Dare Agenda is the response. Not a protest. Not a party. A citizens’ institution that takes the constitution seriously — and insists that everyone else does too.

The name comes from a conviction: that the single most radical act a Nigerian citizen can perform today is to dare — to demand, to document, to organise, and to hold power accountable without fear, favour, or tribe.

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The Dare Institute
The Dare Institute was registered as Incorporated Trustees in Nigeria in 2026.
The Principal
Site Principal

Site Principal

Founder & Principal, The Dare Institute

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The Board

Board of Trustees

Drawn from law, academia, civil society, and civic journalism.

Trustee One

Trustee One

Trustee

Trustee Two

Trustee Two

Trustee

Financial Transparency

We publish every naira, every quarter.

The Dare Institute accepts no funding from political parties, government agencies, or foreign governments. A full financial report is published every quarter.

Download Q1 2026 Financial Report (PDF)

2026 Funding Sources

Individual Citizens (Nigeria)58%
Diaspora Donors24%
Civil Society Grants (non-governmental)14%
Publication & Event Revenue4%

No funding from political parties, candidates, government agencies, or foreign governments.

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The Dare Institute is funded by Nigerians who believe the work is worth doing. Every contribution is acknowledged and a full financial report is published every quarter.