About
About the Programme
From the African Development Bank to Southwest Nigeria — a model built on evidence.
Origin
Where the Idea Comes From
TransComs did not begin in a boardroom. The framework draws on decades of applied research into how rural communities industrialise — or fail to — across Africa and Asia. It is informed by the work of the Foundation for Technology Innovation and Development (FTID) and its Chairman, Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, whose career spans the African Development Bank, the United Nations, and leading research institutions across three continents.
The evidence is consistent: isolated interventions — a road here, a market stall there — do not move the needle on rural poverty. What works is the cluster model: co-locating complementary infrastructure so that the whole becomes more valuable than the sum of its parts. TransComs is that model, adapted for the specific crops, cooperatives, and community structures of Southwest Nigeria.
Organisation
About FTID
The Foundation for Technology Innovation and Development (FTID) is a pan-African development organisation whose work spans agricultural transformation, industrialisation research, and community-centred technology deployment. The TransComs initiative is co-led by Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka and Koye Oyeyinka, a development professional and entrepreneur with direct operating experience in drone logistics, financial technology, and agribusiness across West Africa.
Partnership
SWDC and the Southwest Development Commission
The Southwest Development Commission (SWDC) has formally approved a pilot TransCom site in Ogbomoso, Oyo State and is engaged as the primary government anchor for the programme. SWDC brings institutional legitimacy, government coordination authority, and convening power across six Southwest states.
Traditional authorities, including the royal household of HRM the Soun of Ogbomoso, have endorsed the programme and are integral to community governance at the pilot sites.
Our Vision
A Southwest Nigeria where every rural community has the infrastructure to process, trade, and thrive — regardless of its distance from an urban centre.
Our Mission
To deploy 137 integrated TransCom clusters across Southwest Nigeria's Local Government Areas, creating 68,500+ jobs, lifting 150,000+ households to above $10/day.
Approach
Community-anchored. Institutionally-backed. Technology-enabled. Designed for replication at scale.
Timeline
Ogbomoso pilot in 2026. Full 6-state deployment by 2030–2031.
Team
Leadership
Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka
Chairman, FTID
Former Director at the African Development Bank and UN-Habitat. Architect of the TransComs framework.
Koye Oyeyinka
Programme Director, TransComs
Founder, Imni Global. Former CEO, Boost Nigeria. Leads programme execution and private sector partnerships.
Laolu Fashesin
SWDC Liaison
SWDC point of contact for the programme.
Next Step
Want to learn how
TransComs work?
Explore the six-pillar model or get in touch with the team directly.