As Nigeria’s infrastructure needs continue to expand in the face of dwindling government revenue, there is a need for Nigeria to embrace financing of major infrastructure projects through public, private partnerships, writes Obinna Chima The sharp drop in global oil prices, which has led to significant revenue shortfall in Nigeria, has remained a major concern to…
The fourth quarter (Q4) 2015, 3PUCF held on Thursday 03 December 2015 at the Federal Ministry of Works (FMoW) conference room. The forum had in attendance, representatives of various Public Private Partnership Units across several Ministries, Departments and Agencies as well as some private sector operators. The meeting started with a welcome remark by Engr….
RAISING sufficient funds for developmental projects in meeting the needs of the people has become a source of worry to the global community. As Economists would say, human wants are many but the means to satisfy them are grossly limited. Therefore, providing adequate social infrastructures such as, health, education, food, houses, good roads, better air or…
THE news that work on the long-awaited Second Niger Bridge may be stalled again on technical and other grounds leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. The bridge, which is conceived to ease traffic and provide an alternative to the ageing first Niger Bridge at Onitsha, is a critical arterial infrastructure that will link the…
Abuja, Sept 3, 2015. The Federal Government on Thursday said the Public Private Partnership (PPP) concept was a child of necessity “that must be nurtured to fruition’’ in its quest to reverse the country’s infrastructure deficit. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Mrs Anastasia Daniel-Nwaobia, stated this at a PPP consultative forum organised…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s government has left no one in doubt that it has zero tolerance for corruption. The fight against corruption will be won or lost depending on how the government handles the civil service, which is the engine room of corruption in the public sector. The corruption-riddled public procurement process in the country must…
The Buhari administration may be considering merging all debtor airlines in the country into a national carrier, capable of serving the West and Central African regions, with Nigeria as the regional aviation hub. That is part of the recommendations by the Ahmed Joda transition committee, which submitted its report to President Muhammadu Buhari about two…
It is increasingly becoming clear that the business of governance can no longer be limited to government if desired result of making life better for the citizens is to be met. It is in this light that the strategic alliance with the private sector in the area of public utility services is more germane now…
IT is increasingly becoming clear that the business of governance can no longer be limited to government if desired result of making life better for the citizens is to be met. It is in this light that the strategic alliance with the private sector in the area of public utility services is more germane now…
It was another opportunity for knowledge enrichment and experience sharing at the occasion of the second quarter 2015, 3PUCF, which held on 4th June 2015 at the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) conference room. The forum had in attendance, over forty Heads and team members of PPP Units across several Ministries, Departments and Agencies; and…
The fourth quarter meeting of the 3PUCF held on 4 December 2014 at the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). The meeting was attended by over 20 Heads of Public Private Partnership (PPP) units from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). 3PUCF is a brain child of the PPP Resource Department of the ICRC. It is…
The Board of the ICRC organised a send off lunch for one of its members, Mr. Charles Mordi on 12thMarch 2015 at Chopsticks restaurant in Maitama, Abuja. The lunch had in attendance most members of ICRC Board including the Chairman, Sen. Ken Nnamani. Mr. Mordi has been representing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
The African Development Bank has stated that the rationale behind the establishment of regional Public Private Partnership (PPP) hubs is to stimulate more private sector led interventions in infrastructure development across the African continent. The Principal Private Sector Specialist of the African Development Bank (AfDB)’s Nigerian country office, Mr. Emmanuel Akinwunmi said this at the…
