16/06/2020
NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS BY THE NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (NII3P) The Management and Staff of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), with a deep sense of commitment to Nigeria’s infrastructural development; announce the commencement of operations of the Nigeria Institute of Infrastructure and Public Private Partnership (NII3P), an institute established by the Commission. As part of the Commission’s mandate for the development of Public Private Partnership (PPP) as a […]
21/12/2017
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) at its meeting on the 13th of December, 2017 gave approval to the US$2.8 billion Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project. The PPP Compliance Certificate of the project in line with the ICRC Act and the National Policy on Public Private Partnership was issued by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) on the 10th of July, 2017. The project will be delivered through a Build and Transfer (BT) PPP model […]
18/12/2017
On 11 September 2017, the President Buhari-led government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, announced plans to grant operating concessions over four of the ten international airports in Nigeria – the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos State, Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja, Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State and Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano State. Only a few days before (4 September), the National Council on Privatisation, under the chairmanship of […]
26/10/2017
Following feedback from stakeholders and potential investors with respect to the cost and procedure of Public Private Partnership (PPP) project preparation and in a bid to give additional push to the Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria policy of the current administration, the ICRC initiated steps aimed at mitigating the bottlenecks that impede the successful conclusion of PPP projects. Consequently, the Commission is pleased to inform all PPP stakeholders especially Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) […]
14/09/2017
The Federal Government has commenced the process to concession 22 out of it 33 silo complexes across the country to the private sector. Government said the concession of the silos would ensure availability of affordable grains across the country. The silo complexes were established by the government to provide immediate food relief in times of emergency, provide appropriate mechanism, and guarantee minimum price scheme to make farmers earn remunerative prices for their produce. It was […]
14/09/2017
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, said over 700,000 barrels per day of crude oil was deferred in 2016 due to pipeline sabotage. According to a statement in Abuja, Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mr. Maikanti Baru said the sabotage caused Nigeria’s production to drop to as low as 1.3 million barrels per day from 2.2 million barrels targeted for the period. He also stated that from January 2017 till date, the NNPC had […]
18/08/2016
Director General of the ICRC, Aminu Diko, has asked the Ministry of Aviation to speed up work on the concession of Nigeria’s four busiest airports – Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano, as recently announced by Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika. He further advocated the immediate setting up of a Project Delivery Team and a Steering Committee to be chaired by the Minister. Diko made this submission when he led the management […]
02/09/2015
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission is deeply concerned about the recent media reports on the 2nd Niger Bridge which emanated from the Director General’s media briefing on August 26, 2015, following a meeting with His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR. The Director General, Mr Aminu Diko, had briefed the President on the status of PPP projects in the Commission over which it performed regulatory oversight. As expected the 2nd Niger Bridge was one of the […]
13/08/2015
Abuja, Nigeria; 13 August 2015: Director General of the ICRC, Mr. Aminu Diko, has emphasised the usefulness of getting the private sector involved in the provision of national security infrastructure through Public Private Partnerships. He expressed this view while presenting a lecture titled “Infrastructure and National Development: Implication for National Security” to participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 8 at the Institute for Security Studies, Abuja. According to Mr. Diko, who was represented by […]
07/08/2015
The Director General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Mr Aminu Diko has stressed the need for MDAs to subject their public private partnership endeavours to the regulatory oversight of the Commission to ensure the projects attract potential private investors. Mr. Diko made this known when he received the Vice Chancellor, and members of the management team of the University of Abuja who paid a familiarization visit to the Commission. According to the DG, ICRC, “it […]
05/08/2015
Abuja, Nigeria; 5 August, 2015:Director General of the ICRC, Mr. Aminu Diko, has expressed the readiness of the Commission to work with the National Population Commission in the automation of the process of the generation of national data on deaths, births, marriages, stillbirths, etc in the country through Public Private Partnership (PPP) option. He expressed this view through the Commission’s Executive Director, PPP Resource Department, Engr. Chidi Izuwah, during a courtesy visit by the National […]
30/07/2015
Abuja, Nigeria; 30 July 2015: Director General of the ICRC, Mr. Aminu Diko, has expressed the readiness of the Commission to cooperate with other agencies of government and the private sector towards the provision of basic infrastructure services through PPP. He expressed this position while playing host to the Executive Director/CEO and members of the management team of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), who paid him a courtesy visit, Thursday. While welcoming his guests, […]
24/07/2015
Abuja, July 22, 2015 (NAN) The Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Mr Aminu Diko has pledged the Commission’s commitment to improving medical services in the country through Public Private Partnership. Diko said this on Wednesday in Abuja during an oversight visit to Garki Hospital Abuja, which is currently managed through a PPP concessionary agreement by Nisa Premier Hospital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Garki Hospital Abuja is owned by the Federal […]