Desmond Irabor is a Program Officer at Nigeria's field office. He has been involved in supporting and leading the implementation of numerous CIPE projects in Nigeria, that include:
- Building state-based coalitions in 7states in Nigeria and a national women’s coalition that included state business agendas and two election debates (2015 and 2019)
- A port-reform project with Lagos Chamber of Commerce and the Organized Private Sector
- Building the capacity of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and developing a chamber accreditation program for Nigerian chambers