Status of Infrastructure
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Status of Infrastructure According to the World Bank’s Global Competitiveness Report 2015, Nigeria ranked 8th in West Africa for “Quality of overall infrastructure”. Air Transport Nigeria has a satisfactory international transportation facilities and logistics capability. Currently, there are four (4) operational international airports in Nigeria: Murtala Mohammed International Airport (Lagos), Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (Abuja), Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (Kano), and Port Harcourt International Airport (Rivers). There are seven (7) major domestic airports; Calabar Airport, Maiduguri Airport, Enugu Airport, Sokoto Airport, Jos Airport, Yola Airport, Kaduna Airport Overview Nigeria has: • 554 licensed pilots • 913 licensed engineers • 1700 cabin personnel Nigeria currently has Bilateral Air Services Agreements with over 78 countries and is the preferred destination for over 22 foreign carriers. The Global Competitiveness Report 2015 rated Nigeria as the 7th in West Africa for “Quality of air transport infrastructure”, and 1st for “Available airline seat km/week”. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook ranked Nigeria as the 1st in West Africa for total number of airports/airfields recognizable from the air. Number of Airports/Airfields Togo 8 Sierra Leone 8 Guinea Bissau 8 Cape Verde 9 Ghana 10 Guinea 16 Senegal 20 Burkina Faso 23 Mali 25 Ivory Coast 27 Niger 30 Nigeria 54 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Source: CIA World Factbook Road Transport The Global Competitiveness Report 2015, showed that Nigeria ranks 8th in West Africa for “Quality of roads”. The current administration has set aside N268 billion for the completion of over 200 uncompleted road proJects across the country to improve the nation’s quality of road. Nigeria with a total road network of 193,200 km is the 27th longest in the world and 2nd in Africa. Up to 14.9% (28,900 km) of the total road network are currently paved while over 85% (164,220 km) are unpaved. Total Road Network (km) Cape Verde Guinea Bissau Sierra Leone Togo Senegal Burkina Faso Niger Mali Guinea Ivory Coast Ghana Nigeria 0 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000 Source: CIA World Factbook Rail Transport Nigeria has a total of 3,798 km of rail line (Standard gauge 293 km, narrow gauge 3,505 km), which makes it the 47th longest in the world, and the longest in West Africa. In 2014, Nigeria signed a contract with the China Railway Construction Corporation to build a 3,218 km high-speed rail network, which will be a major boost to the economy, connecting Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Warri, Bauchi, Abuja, and Port Harcourt. The system will be digitally operated using fiber-optic cables, radio communications and wireless services. Total Rail Network (km) 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Nigeria Ghana Senegal Guinea Ivory Burkina Mali Togo Coast Faso Source: CIA World Factbook Port Infrastructure The ports in Nigeria include: Lagos port, Tin Can Island port, Rivers port, Onne port, Delta port, and Calabar port. Nigeria is currently ranked 7th in West Africa in terms of “Quality of Port Infrastructure”. The government is making efforts through public-private partnerships to improve the ports infrastructure. Some of the upgrades that have occurred over the years are shown below: Onne Port facility upgrade Calabar port transformation Electricity At a glance Access to electricity (% of population): 55.6 Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population): 83.6 Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population): 34.4 Electric power consumption per capita (KWh): 141.9 Energy generation (MWh/h): 3,144 Peak generation (MW): 3,590.3 Peak demand forecast (MW): 12,800 Access to Electricity, Total (%) 90 84.6 80 70 55.6 60 50 40 35.3 30 20 10 0 Nigeria World Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank 2014 120 96.5 100 83.6 80 71.7 71.6 60 34.4 40 15.3 20 0 Nigeria World Sub-Saharan Africa Access to Electricity, Rural (% of rural population) Access to Electricity, Urban (% of urban population) Source: World Bank 2014 Information and Communication Technology The number of Internet users (per 100 people) in Nigeria has increased over the years, and according to the World Bank, there are more Internet users in Nigeria than in Sub- Saharan Africa. Internet users (per 100 people) 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Nigeria World Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank One of the twelve (12) pillars of the Global Competitiveness Index is Technological readiness. An overview of Nigeria’s performance for Technological readiness is shown below: Technological readiness Value Rank (West Africa) Availability of latest technologies 4.4 4 Firm-level technology absorption 4.3 4 FDI and technology transfer 4.5 3 Individuals using Internet, (%) 38 1 Int’l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user 0.8 9 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 people 10.1 4 Note: Values are on a 1-to-7 scale except for those indicated using (). Source: World Bank Technology Readiness 40 30 20 10 0 Nigeria Cape Senegal Ghana Burkina Ivory Mali Sierra Guinea Verde Faso Coast Leone Individuals using internet (%) FDI and technology Transfer Source: World Bank .