12/12/2017

KANO SEEKS PPP TO REVIVE COTTON INDUSTRY

The Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has expressed the willingness of the state to embrace public-private partnership (PPP) to revive the ailing cotton industry in the state. Ganduje stated this at a workshop for financial journalists with theme: ‘The Role of Nigeria Banking Sector: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way forward’ organised by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) in Kano recently. “We need public private investment to revive the cotton industry,” Ganduje, who was […]
08/12/2017

ICRC Committed To PPP Success In Nigeria

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has reiterated commitments to ensure the success of Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the country. Mr Chidi Izuwah, Acting Director-General of ICRC, disclosed this at the Fourth Quarter 2017 PPP Units Consultative Forum on Thursday in Abuja. Izuwah also commended members of the consultative forum in their effort towards ensuring national infrastructure and service development in the country, through meaningful interactions and knowledge sharing. He noted that the forum […]
23/11/2017

PPP Contract Disclosure Portal: Key to Improvement of Infrastructure Deficit in Nigeria?

Public Private Partnership, (PPP) has proven to be a veritable tool in the development of infrastructural facilities all over the world. Thus, in line with one of the indicative parameters of Vision 20:2020 – the blueprint designed by the government to make Nigeria one of the world’s best 20 economies by 2020, the Federal Government is making moves towards a massive upgrade of infrastructure across several sectors. Over twenty (20) projects are lined up for […]
23/11/2017

National carrier will be private sector driven – Sirika

The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says the proposed national carrier will be private sector driven. He said that would avoid the mistakes that led to the failure of the defunct Nigerian Airways. Sirika stated this on the sideline of the ongoing International Civil Aviation Organisation World Aviation Forum on Wednesday in Abuja. Newsmen report that the theme of the forum is “Financing the Development of Aviation Infrastructure.” He said that stakeholders […]
23/11/2017

AU sets date to inaugurate single African air transport market

The African Union Commission says it will inaugurate the Single African Air Transport Market in January 2018 to increase connectivity within the continent. The AU Chairperson, Moussa Mahamat, made this known at the opening of the Third International Civil Aviation Organisation World Aviation Forum on Tuesday in Abuja. The theme of this year’s forum is: “Financing the Development of Aviation Infrastructure.” Mahamat, who was represented by Dr. Amani Abu-Zeid, the Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy […]
20/11/2017

ICRC warns MDAs against influencing PPP projects

The Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has warned heads of government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), against influencing those projects to their cronies or for political patronage. Making a presentation to the body of federal permanent secretaries in Abuja, the acting Director-General the Commission, Engr. Chidi Izuwah, said PPP projects influenced to cronies may fail or not yield the maximum benefits. He said the MDAs must separate themselves from such projects and allow the […]
17/11/2017

Infrastructural deficit: Ehanire, Izuwah, others call for policies to boost investors’ confidence

To address Nigeria’s infrastructural deficit, government must adopt proactive legislation and ensure transparency in accessing relevant information to boost investors’ confidence This was the submission of stakeholders, at a plenary session on Infrastructural Development Imperatives of Edo Economic Development Agenda, at the Alaghodaro Investment Summit in Benin City, Edo State. Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie E. Ehanire, who was a participant at the session, said the federal government intends to build investors’ confidence […]
17/11/2017

2018 to be driven by PPPs, says Udoma

Says no more funding of CSOs, media in budget monitoring. Much of the key infrastructural projects delivery captured in the N8.61 trillion 2018 Federal Government  Budget of Nigeria is to be driven under the Public Private Partnership [PPP] arrangement, the Minister of Budget and National Planning , Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma has said. Speaking at the 2018 budget breakdown in Abuja, Udoma explained that the N295 billion provision made in the budget for major roads […]
17/11/2017

Waterways as Viable Transport Channels

Eromosele Abiodun posits that with a visionary plan, the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority can respond appropriately to the country’s transportations needs through the waterways. Inland waterways are made up of navigable rivers, lakes, coastal creeks, lagoons and canals. The movement of goods and services along inland waterways is one of the oldest means of transportation from point to point. This is largely due to the fact that inland water transport offers the most economical, energy […]
16/11/2017

FAAN workers meet ICRC over airport concession

In continuation of aviation unions’ engagements with stakeholders and relevant agencies of government over the proposed concession of four international airports – Lagos, Abuja, Port-Harcourt and Kano – some workers’ unions met with representatives of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). The meeting, it was learnt, was at the instance of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria(FAAN) as part of the ongoing consultations on the planned concession which the unions had earlier kicked against. ICRC […]
15/11/2017

ICRC wants the National Theatre re-developed into entertainment city

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is proposing that the Federal Government develop the 65 hectares fallow land around the 134 hectares National Arts Theatre to an entertainment city. Mr Chidi Izuwah, the acting Director-General, ICRC, made the suggestion in a presentation to a body of Federal Government Permanent Secretaries on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that right now the land, which should be fetching billions in revenue to the Federal Government, had remained undeveloped. […]
13/11/2017

ICRC wants FG to declare national emergency on infrastructure  

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has asked the Federal Government to implement plans that will kick-start rapid infrastructure development in the country. The acting Director-General, ICRC, Mr Chidi Izuwah, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a one-day Public-Private Partnership (PPP) sensitisation for members of the House of Representatives Committee on Special Duties. He said that only the provision of adequate infrastructure such as roads, trains, hospitals, schools and others would provide long term […]
13/11/2017

Nigeria joins league of PPP global best practices

Fifty-five officials from the public and private sector organizations in Nigeria have been trained on international standards and best practices in public private partnership projects. The PPP professionals are now as qualified as their counterparts in 64 other countries across the world who have obtained the coveted Certified Public-Private Professional (CP3P) foundation level certification. The training was facilitated by the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) with support from the World Bank. The successful candidates, […]
13/11/2017

 Landmark Lagos Midstream Jetty conceived by Oando PLC, to impact Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Industry

Across Africa, the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model has become increasingly critical as both a funding and operational mechanism for social and economic infrastructures. The World Bank established that a target of $93 billion per year is required to meet the infrastructural needs of sub-Saharan Africa. This lack of infrastructure makes it difficult for African markets to grow sustainable. Over the years, the huge infrastructure gap in Nigeria has diminished economic growth. According to the […]
07/11/2017

ICRC trains MDAs on PPP best practices

Fifty-five officials from the public and private sector organizations in Nigeria have been trained on international standards and best practices in designing and executing public private partnership projects. The PPP professionals are now as qualified as their counterparts in 64countries across the world who have obtained the coveted Certified Public-Private Professional (CP3P) foundation level certification. The training was facilitated by the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) with support from the World Bank. The successful […]
03/11/2017

CP3P FOUNDATION LEVEL CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION HOLDS IN ABUJA

Fifty five officials from public and private sector organizations in Nigeria have joined Public-Private Partnership (PPP) professionals from across 64 other countries to obtain the coveted Certified Public-Private Partnership Professional (CP3P) foundation level certification. The successful candidates drawn from a number of Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, including those from Kaduna State government as well as participants from the private sector were awarded certificates, upon successful completion of the CP3P foundation level examination, Thursday, […]