Nigeria Executive Talent Market Report: Q2 2025
Insights for HR Professionals and Business Leaders
Leadership hiring in Nigeria has shifted more in the last four years than in the previous decade. From cross-sector executive moves and rising confidential searches to the growing risks of poor succession planning, boards and HR leaders are facing an environment where every leadership decision carries greater weight.
The Nigeria Executive Talent Market Report – Q2 2025 provides reliable, data-backed insights on how the executive hiring market is evolving and what it means for your organisation. Drawing on credible global sources such as LinkedIn, PwC, KPMG, Deloitte, and McKinsey, it highlights where opportunities and risks are emerging in key sectors including oil and gas, financial services, FMCG, telecommunications, and technology.
What you’ll learn by reading this report:
- How executive hiring patterns in Nigeria have changed since 2021, including cross-sector mobility, regional demand, and assessment trends.
- Where the most critical leadership gaps exist and why succession planning remains underdeveloped in most Nigerian companies.
- Industry-specific succession risks across oil and gas, banking, FMCG, telecommunications, and technology — and how they affect competitiveness.
- What boards and HR leaders must prioritise to secure leadership continuity and strengthen executive pipelines.
- Practical implications for governance, talent strategy, and executive value propositions in a volatile economic climate.
Why this report matters:
Many organisations still rely on reactive recruitment when senior leaders leave. This approach is costly, risky, and damaging to performance. By contrast, this report gives you actionable intelligence on executive hiring and succession so that you can make better-informed, forward-looking decisions