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Abuja –  Mr. Chidi Izuwah, the Acting Director-General, Infrastructure Regulatory Concession Commission (ICRC) on Monday said lack of capacity was a major challenge of infrastructure development in the country. Izuwah said that this during the Certified Public Private Partnership Professional training (C-P3 Professional) for civil servants organised by ICRC in collaboration with the World Bank…

Abuja –   Mr. Chidi Izuwah, Acting Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), says Nigeria should draft infrastructure projects that are financially viable with high probability of success, to attract institutional lenders for financing. Izuwah said this on Thursday at the Third Quarter Public Private Partnership Consultative Forum (3PUCF) meeting in Abuja. 3PUCF is a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…