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Nigeria’s Infrastructure Gap; Too Little Too Late?

Nigeria's Infrastructure Gap; Too Little Too Late?

November 19, 2019
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Nigeria’s Infrastructure Gap; Too Little Too Late?

Recently, the Minister of Finance and Budget & National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed disclosed that the sum of N650bn has been released for capital projects in 2019, adding that the finance ministry plans to release up to N900bn for capital projects by the end of 2019. Furthermore, she stated that Ministry of Works & Housing, Ministry of Power and Ministry of Transportation have been the biggest beneficiaries of the funds released this year.

Juxtaposing the capital release announced by the minister with the budgeted sum for 2019 (N2.93tn), this translates to a performance ratio of 22% while the projected spending of N900bn by year end stands at 31% of budgeted spend. We also, note that if the ministry successfully releases its projected sum, it would represent the highest capital spend in 3 years and 9.7% y/y increase over CAPEX spending in 2018. `

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Nigeria’s huge infrastructural deficit remains a topical discourse and poses a major hindrance to the growth of businesses and economic prosperity. From poor port infrastructure, dilapidated transport networks, epileptic power supply, huge housing deficit, Nigeria’s infrastructure gap cannot be overemphasized. Recently, the Minister of Finance stated Nigeria needs an estimated N36tn annually for the next 30 years to solve Nigeria’s infrastructure problem. Clearly, the sum spent by the government annually on capital projects is significantly short of the sum needed to tackle Nigeria’s infrastructure problems.

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In our view, the core reason behind the government’s inability to spend adequately on infrastructure is down to the government’s tight fiscal position. Thus, we see need for the government to actively implement fiscal consolidation measures which would include driving revenue earning initiatives as well as blocking revenue slippages. However, we believe the need to involve the private sector through public-private partnerships remains Nigeria’s best option to tackle its widening infrastructure gap.

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