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FG unveils model PPP agreement to accelerate infrastructure development
The Federal Government has unveiled a Model Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Agreement aimed at accelerating infrastructure development, reducing transaction delays, and attracting long-term private investment into critical sectors of the economy. Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), disclosed this at a One-Day Stakeholder Engagement Session on the Model PPP Agreement in Abuja on…
Ewalefoh: Reforms Make Nigeria Investment Haven for Local, Foreign Capital
Nigeria now stands as an investment destination and an investment haven for both local and foreign capital, the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr. Jobson Oseodion Ewalefoh, has said. JoinDiaspora Networks Ewalefoh said recent reforms by the Federal Government had significantly improved the environment for private-sector participation in infrastructure development,…
ICRC’s 2026 projects: Turning infrastructure ambitions into tangible results
For years, Nigeria’s infrastructure story has been defined by ambitious announcements, lengthy procurement processes and projects that seemed perpetually trapped between conception and completion. Against that backdrop, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) deserves attention for what is happening in 2026 – a growing number of public-private partnership (PPP) projects are moving from policy documents and negotiations…
How Jobson Ewalefoh-led ICRC is Reshaping Nigeria’s PPP Landscape
Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit remains a major constraint on growth, even as government faces limited fiscal space to fund critical projects. Against this backdrop, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission under Jobson Ewalefoh, is pursuing reforms to make PPPs faster, more predictable and capable of mobilising private capital for infrastructure delivery, writes James Emejo For years, Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit has…
Nigerian PPP model becomes template for $3.1bn AfCFTA customs project- ICRC
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) says Nigeria’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model has become the template for a 3.1 billion-dollar continental customs modernisation project. The ICRC said this in a statement by Ifeanyi Nwoko, Acting Head of Media and Publicity, ICRC on Tuesday in Abuja. Nwoko said the project was under the African Continental Free…
Tinubu directs ICRC to guide FG’s Gas Command Centre implementation Through PPP
Tinubu directs ICRC to guide FG’s Gas Command Centre implementation Through PPP Project to be fully privately funded, without liability to Govt – Ewalefoh President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) to guide the implementation of the Federal Government’s National Gas Infrastructure Command Centre (NGCC) strictly under a Public-Private…
Nigeria Pushes Bold Infrastructure Financing Reform as $2.3tn Deficit Deepens
Nigeria’s infrastructure financing crisis took centre stage at the 2026 Infrastructure Dialogue held in Abuja, where top government and private sector leaders warned the country’s widening infrastructure gap—estimated at $2.3 trillion—can no longer be addressed through traditional public funding alone. The event, organised by Deutsche Partners Holding (DPH), at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, brought together policymakers, investors, and…
FG Launches Digital Standards Platform, First PPP Under New Approval Threshold – ICRC
Digital standards platform to boost confidence in Nigerian products -FG Abuja, July 17, 2026 (NAN) The Federal Government says the newly unveiled Digital Standards Platform will enhance confidence in Nigerian-made goods by ensuring only certified and standardised products are procured with public funds. Dr Adebowale Adedokun, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), said on…
The 5th ECOWAS Regional Forum on Public-Private Partnerships
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire — Director General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr. Jobson Oseodion Ewalefoh, has called on West African countries to leverage Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a strategic mechanism for addressing the region’s infrastructure deficit, saying governments can no longer rely solely on public resources to deliver the roads, railways, housing, water…
PPP: FG Hands Over Akanu Ibiam Airport to private investor
The Federal Government has officially handed over the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, to Aero Alliance Limited under a Public-Private Partnership arrangement aimed at rehabilitating, expanding, and managing the airport in line with international standards. Under the agreement, Aero Alliance Limited will finance, rehabilitate, expand, operate and manage the facility, with the objective of enhancing…
