01/11/2017
In recognition of the effort of the management of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), to adhere to the dictates of the Freedom of Information Act with respect to PPP transactions, Director General of the Commission, Engr. Chidi KC Izuwah, was recently presented with a copy of the 2016 FOI Compliance and Transparency Ranking by the Public and Private Development Center. Making the presentation, Programme Officer of the Center, Onyekachi Chukwu, disclosed that the transparency […]
01/11/2017
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) on Tuesday called for proper planning of Nigerian cities to address the challenge of slum proliferation. The Director-General, ICRC, Mr Chidi Izuwah, made the call in Abuja at a one day High-Level Policy Dialogue on Pro-Poor Public Private Partnership (PPP) Housing Programme. Izuwah said any society that was not well planned and structured, and yet underwent rapid population increase was bound to face urban decay. He added that urban […]
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) […]
23/10/2017
A week to the commencement of the total grounding of the aviation industry, the Ministry of Labour and Productivity has intervened in the brewing crisis between the industry unions and the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika. A week to the commencement of the total grounding of the aviation industry, the Ministry of Labour and Productivity has intervened in the brewing crisis between the industry unions and the Minister of State for Aviation, […]
16/10/2017
The Rapid Building Blocks for the take of … of The PMB Infrastructure Revolution for Nigeria via effective PPPs continues with dedicated world class PPP training planned for Nigeria via an important collaboration between the ICRC and Institute for Public-Private Partnerships (IP3). High Quality Technical Human Capacity is critical and required to manage the complex and demanding legal, techno financial and long term value for money analysis PPP procurement requires. The Institute for Public-Private Partnerships […]
11/10/2017
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is to convene a PPP Affordable Housing Round Table which seeks to highlight issues around as well as proffer solutions to the housing delivery shortfall in the country. The event, scheduled to hold in November 2017, would attract stakeholders in the financing and delivery of affordable housing in Nigeria. Ag. Director General of the ICRC, Chidi Izuwah, made this disclosure, while on a courtesy visit to the Millard Fuller […]
09/10/2017
By Racheal Ishaya The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has approved the National Open University’s (NOUN) proposal to build and operate a N150 million multi-functional center using the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. The acting Director-General of ICRC, Mr Chidi Izuwah made this known last Friday in Abuja as he officially handed over an Outline Business Certificate, which gave NOUN the go ahead to look for private investors. Izuwah also urged Federal Government universities to […]
05/10/2017
As many Nigerians, including human rights groups such as Femi Falana, SAN, and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, have continued to demand, for instance, the actual amount legislators earn without success, the Chief Operating Officer, Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC), Mrs. Nkem Ilo, on Friday has said that Nigerians had rights to request for such pieces of information on any public institution or person. Ilo told newsmen in Abuja on Friday that […]
05/10/2017
Last Friday, the Federal Government’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission blazed an important trail by publishing details of 51 federal public-private partnership contracts —the culmination of a year’s worth of work with the World Bank to ensure that all non-confidential information from the PPP contracts is easily accessible to the public. We hope other countries will follow Nigeria’s trend-setting lead. Nigeria’s infrastructure needs remain acute. The country needs more railways, roads, and ports to get products […]
28/09/2017
By Afolabi Adesola ….to drive transparency In line with the Federal Government’s drive to ensure transparency in the public-private partnership (PPP) model being deployed to finance critical infrastructure projects, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has inaugurated the first of its kind contract disclosure portal. The acting Director-General of the ICRC, Engr. Chidi Izuwah, in a presentation at the event that took place in Abuja, revealed that the World Bank and ICRC developed the dedicated […]
28/09/2017
Last Friday the Government’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) blazed an important trail by publishing details of 51 Federal Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contracts- the culmination of a year’s worth of work with the World Bank to ensure that all non-confidential information from PPP contracts is easily accessible to the public. We hope other countries will follow Nigeria’s trend-setting lead. Nigeria’s infrastructure needs remain acute. The country needs more railways, roads, and ports to get products […]
26/09/2017
By Obinna Chima In line with the federal government’s drive to ensure transparency in the public-private partnership (PPP) model it is deploying to finance critical infrastructure projects, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) at the weekend launched the first of its kind contract disclosure portal. The acting Director-General of the ICRC, Chidi Izuwah, in a presentation at the event that took place in Abuja, obtained by THISDAY, revealed that the World Bank and ICRC developed […]
25/09/2017
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says public-private partnership, (PPP) is key to addressing the country’s infrastructural deficit. Osinbajo said this on Friday at the launch of World Bank and ICRC public-private partnership, (PPP) web portal which is dedicated to the disclosure of all the PPP contracts information in the country. The vice-president, who was represented by Suleiman Hassan, minister for state power, works and housing, said Nigeria would be the first country to launch the PPP website […]
25/09/2017
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo last Friday in Abuja said federal government planned to use Public Private Partnership, PPP, to provide basic infrastructure to the people. Mr. Osinbajo said this at the launch of the PPP Disclosure Web Portal sponsored by World Bank and the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). Represented by Suleiman Hassan, Minister of State, Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Osinbajo emphasised the role of the private sector in providing basic infrastructure in collaboration with government […]
25/09/2017
ICRC targets N3.2trn Launches PPP disclosure web portal The Federal Government is committed to making fundamental changes that would facilitate rapid provision of infrastructure development, which has remained a huge challenge to the country’s economic growth. This is even as the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) says it is targeting about N3.2 trillion to scale up infrastructure development in the country with the recent launch of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) disclosure web portal […]
20/09/2017
By Racheal Ishaya The acting Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Mr Chidi Izuwah wants the Head of Civil Service to establish a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Officers Cadre in Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments and Agency (MDAs). Izuwah said this in Abuja at the Certified PPP Professional Training for PPP officers in MDAs being organised by the World Bank. He said that the World Bank was spending a lot of money to boost the capacity of […]