The Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Mr Chidi Izuwah, said on Wednesday that about 135,000 kilometres of road network in the country were un-tarred. Izuwah said this in Abuja at the 2017 Otis Anyaeji and Nigerian Society of Engineers Annual lecture. He spoke on the theme “Transportation Infrastructure as a Catalyst for Economic Diversification and Inclusive National Development”. “Nigeria has about 195,000 km road network out of which a proportion of about 32,000 km […]

To fast track the process of procuring public private partnerships (PPPs) projects in Nigeria, the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is preparing an executive order that will be sent to the president for assent. The long procurement process of PPP projects has come under intense criticism lately by stakeholders saying it’s a disincentive for business. The ICRC said the complaints were not lost on it thus it has began a process to shorten the […]

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA) are collaborating to establish a robust legal and regulatory framework to drive Public Private Partnership (PPP) endeavors in the country. Engr. Chidi Izuwah, ICRC’s Director-General said this in a statement signed by Mrs Manji Yarling, Acting Head of Media & Publicity of ICRC,  in Abuja. Izuwah said both organisations recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would ensure an accelerated infrastructure development in […]

Engr. Chidi Kingsley Izuwah is the Acting Director General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC. In this interview with the Godwin Oritse, Izuwah said that there is $120trillion capital waiting to be tapped for infrastructure that will grow the nation’s economy and improve her Gross Domestic Product. Excerpt: AS Acting Director  General of the ICRC, how would you describe the general state of infrastructure in Nigeria? Everybody is affected by the poor quality of […]

The delays experienced in project preparation for Public-Private Partnership projects are being addressed so as to fast track the process of reaching financial close. This was made known by the Acting Director General of the ICRC, Engr. Chidi KC Izuwah Snr. Izuwah made the disclosure during the presentation of an Outline Business Case Compliance Certificate for the 33 Silos project to the Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, in Abuja, Wednesday. According to him, […]

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission said it presented two Outline Business Case compliance certificates to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, to boost infrastructure in the country. The Acting Head of Communications of ICRC, Mrs Manji Yarling, in a statement on Thursday, said the Director-General of the commission, Mr Chidi Izuwah, made the presentation to the minister in Abuja. According to Izuwah, the OBC certificates are in respect of the Marina Quayside Strip Project […]

Engr. Chidi K. C. Izuwah Snr., Acting Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), has been nominated to the Ports Evolution 2017 Advisory Board, to ensure professionalism in maritime events in the Africa Port Evaluation 2017. Mrs Manji Yarling, Acting Head of Media & Publicity, ICRC, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Yarling, the nomination is in recognition of Nigeria’s critical role in Africa’s maritime sector. “African Ports Evolution, now in […]

4 August 2017 The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Hassan Bello, says the council will collaborate with the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) on dry ports and Truck Transit Parks (TTP) projects. Bello said this on Friday when a team from the ICRC, led by Engr. Chidi K. C. Izuwah Snr, its Acting Director-General, visited the council’s headquarters in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that dry ports, otherwise known as […]

General Electric will rehabilitate and run two of Nigeria’s narrow gauge rail lines for a period of 30 years, the Federal Government has said. It also announced plans to negotiate a $6bn loan with China for the construction of the Ibadan to Kano rail line, adding that it was in talks with Julius Berger for the full rehabilitation of airports across the country. In May this year, the Federal Government handed over the letter of […]

PPP Projects in FCT : The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has commended the Federal Government for inaugurating the inter-ministerial implementation committee for the development of engineering infrastructure at Katampe District, Abuja. Engr Chidi Izuwah, Acting Director-General of the commission said this in a statement by the acting Head of Media and Publicity of ICRC, Manji Yarling. The inter-ministerial implementation committee for the development of engineering infrastructure was on July 27, inaugurated by the Minister, […]

In a bid to improve transparency and accountability in contracts entered into by public and private enterprises in the country, the Federal Government says it will launch a contract disclosure web portal. The acting Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Mr Chidi Izuwah said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a Public Private Partnership (PPP) training workshop organised by the World Bank. Izuwah  said  that the ICRC and the World Bank had been working together to ensure  more  openness  and  transparency  in […]

Over the 15th to 16 May 2017, my esteemed brothers at the African Finance Corporation – Andrew Alli, Oliver Andrews, Taiwo Adeniji etc brought the best brains in Infrastructure Finance to Abuja for AFC live to celebrate 10 years of purpose and infrastructure financing impact in Africa. As I sat on my seat at this glittering ceremony; HE Acting President Osinbajo gave a most inspiring speech and clarion call for public private collaboration to address […]

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is partnering with the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships (IP3) to the deliver infrastructure in the country. The organisations entered into the agreement to drive the delivery of infrastructure when the IP3 Team led by its Director of PPPs, Mr Tomas Kiguel visited the ICRC chief executive, Mr Aminu Dikko in Abuja on Thursday. Speaking during the agreement signing ceremony, Dikko described the collaboration as a major milestone for the […]

The House of Representatives has declared its intention to overhaul the extant laws on Public Private Partnership (PPP). The position of the House was also supported by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) on the basis that the review will accelerate the process of infrastructure development in the country. At the public hearing on the bill for the amendment of the Public Private Partnership Regulatory Commission yesterday, Chairman, House Committee on Special Duties, Nasiru Daura, […]