19/03/2021
Obinna Nwachukwu Mar 17, 2021 The director- general/chief executive of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Chidi Izuwah, has passed on at the age of 55. The sad event took place Tuesday, March 16, 2021, after a protracted illness, according to sources within the organisation. His death marks a huge setback to the nation’s quest for infrastructure development, a project that the late Izuwah was passionate about. In the last two years, his efforts yielded over $15 […]
19/03/2021
Afonne Emmanuel March 17, 2021 By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has offered sincere condolences to the family and friends of Chidi Izuwah as well the management and staff of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) on the passing of their Director-General. In a condolence message by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday, the president paid tribute to the accomplished Engineer and Management executive. He noted that […]
17/03/2021
Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, Engr. Chidi Izuwah has passed on at the age of 55. The sad event took place Tuesday 16th March 2021 after a protracted illness. In a message to the staff of the Commission earlier today, Acting Director-General of the Commission, Mike Ohiani wrote: “With a heavy heart I announce the passing away of our DG, Engr. Chidi Izuwah. You will be notified in due course about the […]
31/01/2021
Faced with reality of paucity of funds confronting it, the Federal Government, Friday, commenced the procurement process to concession 12 highways to the private sectors under the Public Private Partnership, PPP, scheme. The concessions arrangement tagged the ‘Highway Development and Management Initiative HDMI’, being promoted by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, would attract investments to the tune of over N1.134 trillion. The 12 highways selected for the pilot scheme include the Benin-Asaba, Abuja-Lokoja, […]
31/01/2021
This is to notify the investing public that the Special Concession Account (SCA) has become operational and has within a few months of its operation, yielded the sum of N2,400,689,340.00 (Two billion Four Hundred Million Six Hundred and Eighty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred and Forty naira) which has duly reflected in the Special Concession Account (SCA) with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). It may be recalled that in line with Presidential directives to ensure that […]
11/01/2021
The Management of the Kaduna Polytechnic, Friday, renamed one of its newly renovated hostels, formerly Barnawa Hostels, after the late Deputy Director, Energy & Urban Infrastructure at the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, (ICRC), High Chief Olusa Busari. The decision was made known by the Deputy Rector, Academics of the institution, Dr. Rosemary Kato in a message to the Director General of the ICRC, Engr. Chidi Izuwah. According to her, this is in recognition of his […]
04/12/2020
PUBLIC NOTICE 1. INTRODUCTION The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) was established by an Act of the National Assembly in 2005 to regulate Public-Private Partnership endeavours of the Federal Government aimed at addressing Nigeria’s physical infrastructure deficit which hampers economic development. The ICRC Act provides for the participation of the private sector in financing, construction, development, operation and maintenance of Federal Government infrastructure or development projects through concessions or contractual arrangements. To achieve this initiative, […]
04/12/2020
By Folasade Akpan Abuja, Dec. 3, 2020 Mr Shuaib Belgore, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior says N2.17 billion has been generated into Federal Government coffers since inception of its ECITIBIZ (e-citizenship) automation platform. Belgore said this on Thursday in Abuja at the Fourth Quarter 2020 Public-Private Partnership Consultative Forum (Q4 2020 3PUCF). The permanent secretary was represented by Mrs Moremi Soyinka-Onijala, the Director, Citizenship and Business. He said that the ministry had since the […]
28/11/2020
PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID NUMBER ICRC/PROC/1/2020 SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) FOR THE SUPPLY OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) EQUIPMENT AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR CONTRACT COMPLIANCE VALIDATIONS
06/11/2020
November 6, 2020 – by News Agency Of Nigeria – Leave a Comment The Management of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), says it has in the last 10 years shored up the Nigerian economy with over 8.5 billion dollars generated from Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). The Director-General of ICRC, Mr Chidi Izuwah disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja when he received a delegation of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) led by its Chairman, Mr Kunle Hassan. […]
16/10/2020
Need for lasting solution to infrastructure deficit in Nigeria The Editorial Board Oct 16, 2020 The recent federal government’s approval of the concession of some non-performing public infrastructure in the country could not have come at a better time than now as they have remained drain pipes to the national purse. With COVID-19 challenges, poor infrastructure all over the country, staggering local and foreign debts standing at $31.477 billion as at June 2020, according to the […]
11/10/2020
ADDENDUM REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION (RFQ): CONCESSION OF THE NATIONAL STADIUM COMPLEX & ATHLETES’ HOSTEL, SURULERE, LAGOS AND ATHLETES’ HOSTEL AT PACKAGE B, MOSHOOD ABIOLA NATIONAL STADIUM PACKAGE B, ABUJA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE CONCESSION REGULATION COMMISSION ESTABLISHMENT ACT The interested bidders and general public are kindly referred to the advertisement published in the “The Nation” Newspaper of Vol. 13, No. 5144, page 30, “Daily Trust” Newspaper of Vol. 51, No. 16, page 48 and […]
07/10/2020
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) today, approved three Full Business Cases in respect of the Bonny Deep Water Port Project, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) Shoe and Garment Factories Projects in Aba and the Janguza Tannery Factory Project in Kano, the Port Harcourt Industrial Park Project and the Port Harcourt – Maiduguri Narrow Gauge with O&M phase as Concession. The combined investment value of these Joint Venture (JV) projects is 3.9 billion dollars. This formed […]
28/09/2020
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – CONCESSION OF GOVERNMENT OWNED FARMS AND CATERING REST HOUSES UNDER PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS Background The Rivers State Government (RSG) as an integral part of its vision and policy thrust has embraced the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model as a Key strategy for the accelerated delivery of its public infrastructure. This delivery of public infrastructure will mean an expansion of the State’s economy and an increase in population as more people […]