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Africa's #1 Learning & Development Network

Empowering leaders
through learning

LDNI connects talent development professionals across Nigeria and Africa — through weekly Learning Circles, flagship conferences, and a community built on excellence.

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Upcoming Events ● Live Calendar
Nov 7, 2026 · Abuja
Learning Objectives That Work: From Intent to Evidence
11:00 AM WAT  ·  Free for Members
Nov 14, 2026 · Ibadan
2027: DESIGN YOUR YEAR - A Personal Strategy & High-Performance Planning Session
11:00 AM WAT  ·  3,500
Dec 12, 2026 · Happies Recreation, 40 Ladoke Akintola Road, Ikeja GRA, Lagos.
LDNI Lagos Region's Networking & Trivia Night: Thriving Together.
3:00 PM WAT  ·  40,000
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Our Story

The network Africa's L&D leaders actually show up for

May 2011. Nine L&D professionals flew home from the ATD conference in Orlando with the same question: Why doesn't Nigeria have this? A real profession, with standards, with a community, with people who take talent development as seriously as the rest of the world already does. So they started meeting on Saturday mornings, over breakfast, before Nigeria's L & D industry had a name for itself.

""We didn't set out to build an organisation. We set out to build a profession Nigeria could be proud of, and over a decade later, we are still building it.""

Today, that breakfast table has grown into four active Chapters, a governance structure built to last, and a standing mission to be the platform where Nigeria's L&D solutions and business practice actually advance, not just get discussed.

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LDNI
2012
Founded in Nigeria
Lagos · Abuja · PH
Vision & Mission

To be a platform for the advancement of Learning and Development solutions and business practices in Africa

We set the standard practitioners are held to. We build the people who set it. And we push Africa's talent development practice onto the same footing as the rest of the world's.

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Professional Standards

Upholding and promoting ethical standards for L&D practitioners nationwide

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Community Network

Building a network of L&D leaders across Nigeria and Africa

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ATD Framework

Structured learning based on ATD's Talent Capability Model

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Pan-African Impact

Continental relevance, contributing to global development from Nigeria

Events & Learning Circles

Where the work actually happens

Weekly Learning Circles. Masterclasses that don't waste your Saturday. And the CTD Conference — the one date every serious L & D leader in Africa has circled. This is beyond content you consume once and forget. It's a practice.

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Learning Objectives That Work: From Intent to Evidence L & D Connect
Nov
7

Learning Objectives That Work: From Intent to Evidence

A lively training session is good. Evidence that learning happened is better. As L&D professionals, we need to be clear about what participants should be able to do after a session and how we will assess it. That clarity starts … Read more

📍 Physical · 12:00 P.M WAT View details →
2027: DESIGN YOUR YEAR - A Personal Strategy & High-Performance Planning Session L & D Connect
Nov
14

2027: DESIGN YOUR YEAR - A Personal Strategy & High-Performance Planning Session

Get Clear. Make a Plan. Build the Year You Want. Another year is approaching. But before you set another set of New Year's resolutions, there is a more important question to answer: Are you preparing to make 2027 different, or … Read more

📍 Physical · 11:00 P.M WAT View details →
LDNI Lagos Region's Networking & Trivia Night: Thriving Together. L & D Connect
Dec
12

LDNI Lagos Region's Networking & Trivia Night: Thriving Together.

WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME BUILDING OUR CAREERS. WHEN DO WE MAKE TIME TO BUILD THE CONNECTIONS THAT HELP THEM GROW? 🌿 A thriving professional community is built on more than what happens in workshops, meetings, and formal learning sessions. … Read more

📍 Physical · 3:00 P.M WAT View details →
Membership

This is where Nigeria's L&D leaders are built

Pick the level that matches where you are. Associates grow into Full Members. Full Members become the practitioners corporations pay to access.

Associate
Emerging Professional
Perfect for those entering the L&D field and building their foundation.
  • Access to Learning Circles
  • LDNI member community
  • Monthly newsletter
  • Discounted event rates
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Full Member
L&D Professional
For practicing L&D professionals who want to grow, contribute and lead.
  • Everything in Associate
  • ATD Talent Capability framework access
  • Priority CTD conference registration
  • Networking with top practitioners
  • Mentorship opportunities
Become a Full Member
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Organizational
Invest in your team's L&D capability with a corporate LDNI membership.
  • Up to 5 team members
  • Corporate training advisory
  • Brand visibility at events
  • Customized learning programs
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Member Voices

Don't take solely our word; Listen to our members.

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LDNI has made great impact on my career, especially since I became responsible for handling the IT section of the CTD Conference held annually by the body.

Funto
Funto
HR Manager
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"Being an LDNI member has helped me keep growing. My most favourite of the most powerful benefits are the weekly and monthly learning circles. If growth is your goal, then LDNI is the place to be!"

Alfred Adeniyi Atiba, LDP
Alfred Adeniyi Atiba, LDP
Director, TDC Group
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At LDNI, you will meet professionals from various walks of human endeavours with whom you can rub minds and glean fresh insights.

Oladele Ogunyale
Oladele Ogunyale
CEO
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This is one of the associations any leader in any field needs to be a part of. Learning and development is very key to individual and organisational development.

Collins Edebiri
Collins Edebiri
CEO, Vital Solutions & LDNI Founder
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