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Nigeria stood tall in the comity of nations as President Muhammadu Buhari unfolded the country’s positions on international matters before the global audience during the General Debate of the 73rd Session of the United Nation’s General Assembly.
NGA73 was held in New Y o r k f r o m 2 5 t h USeptember – 1st October, 2018 with the theme: “Making the United Nations relevant to all People: Global Leadership and shared responsibilities for p e a c e f u l , e q u i t a b l e a n d sustainable societies.”
The General Assembly (GA) is the main deliberative, policy-making and Showcasing representative organ of the global President Buhari organisation where important participates at the decisions on questions of peace and Opening Session of the General Debate of the security, human rights, gender and 73rd Session of the humanitarian issues, international law, Nigeria’s Stance United Nations General social, political and economic Assembly in New York. development as well as budgetary and administrative matters are considered annually by the United Nations (UN) On Global Matters Member States.
Nigeria’s Commitment To World Peace - President Buhari At UNGA73 Presenting Nigeria’s National Statement during the opening day of the General Debate, President Buhari first paid glowing tributes to the late
THE NIGERIA INDICATOR 02 03 THE NIGERIA INDICATOR BUHARI AT UNGA73 seventh UN Secretary-General, Kofi A n n a n , f o r h i s i n v a l u a b l e contributions to global peace.
He said: “We in Africa, while mourning the loss of this great son of ours and citizen of the world, take pride in the way he served humanity in a truly exemplary manner. He demonstrated, in his calm but determined manner, the virtues of compassion, dedication to the cause of justice, fairness and human rights. He was a visionary leader who inspired hope even in the face of the most daunting challenges. He devoted his entire life’s career to the UN and the pursuit of its ideals and goals. The world is indeed a better place thanks to his exemplary service.”
Noting that in the past year, the world saw some positive results and encouraging signs from the bilateral and multilateral efforts of the international community to address
conflicts, crises and threats to world H e a l s o a c k n o w l e d g e d t h e On the worsening Middle East peace, President Buhari commended commitment to peace shown by conflict, President Buhari called “on Gathering of global the efforts of the leaders of the United President Donald Trump and the Israelis and the Palestinians to leaders sharing responsibilities for States, North Korea and South Korea, Chairman Kim Jong-Un by initiating make the necessary compromises in peaceful, equitable to realise our shared goal of a nuclear- a historic Summit, urging both leaders the interest of justice, peace and and sustainable societies. free Korean Peninsula. t o “ c o n t i n u e t h i s p o s i t i v e security, in line with our numerous engagement.” UN resolutions and applicable
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PRESIDENT BUHARI DELIVERS HIS ADDRESS AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 73RD SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN NEW YORK. international laws.” He also reaffirmed President Buhari with UN Deputy Secretary General, (Mrs) Amina Mohammed alongside President of Liberia George Weah and President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio as he arrives for the Opening He also addressed the issue of Nigeria’s “unwavering support for a Session of the General Debate of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. corruption within countries and illicit just two-state solution, negotiated flow of funds across national without intimidation and with Israel addressing the concerns of countries of President Buhari painted a distressing boundaries which, he said, “have huge and Palestine existing side-by-side in ‘origin’, ‘transit’, or ‘destination’ picture of The Lake, which had been a negative impact on the stability, peace, peace and security.” alike.” major source of livelihood to more and economic prospects of millions in than 45 million inhabitants of the developing countries,” the President Tackling Illegal Migration, He commended countries such as region. The shrinking, he said, meant noted further that; Climate Change Germany, Italy and France for treating loss of livelihoods as they are now migrants with compassion and rendered poor and vulnerable to the On irregular migration which he “Corruption significantly humanity, noting that: “Irregular activities of extremists and terrorist admitted “entails huge avoidable loss migration is not a consequence of groups. deprives national of human lives, puts strains on services conflicts alone, but of the effects of Governments of resources in host countries and communities, c l i m a t e c h a n g e a n d l a c k o f “The instability thus caused in the and fuels anti-immigrant and racist to provide meaningful opportunities at home. Climate sub-region intensified internal sentiments in Europe,” the Nigerian livelihoods to their Change remains one of the greatest displacements leading, among other President welcomed the successful populations who are challenges of our time. Very close to us consequences, to intense economic conclusion of the negotiations on the at home, it is our lot in Nigeria, competition especially between predominantly youths, first-ever Global Compact for Safe, together with our neighbours around farmers and herdsmen,” he added. He thus giving rise to more Orderly and Regular Migration, and the Chad Basin, to live with the reiterated Nigeria’s call for a looked forward to its adoption in irregular migration.” Climate change consequences of a rededicated international engagement Marrakech later this year. drastically shrunk Lake Chad and the to accelerate the recovery efforts in the President Buhari cheered on by his wife parching up of otherwise fertile arable Lake Chad Basin to address the root He said the “aim is to protect the rights Aisha and daughter Halima after lands.” causes of the conflicts in the region. delivering his address at the General of migrants worldwide, while Debate of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York
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Noting that the fight against corruption is a collective assignment involving all stakeholders, he said, “It is in our collective interest to cooperate in tracking illicit financial flows, investigate and prosecute corrupt individuals and entities and repatriate such funds to their countries of origin.”
According to President Buhari: “Fighting corruption or resolving President Muhammadu Buhari received President of South Africa Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the ongoing UNGA73 taking place in New York. international conflicts, crises and wars; defeating terrorism and piracy; curbing arms trafficking and the
proliferation of small arms and light PRESIDENT BUHARI DELIVERS weapons which fuel these conflicts, HIS ADDRESS AT THE PROGRAMME OF HIGH LEVEL particularly in Africa; stemming MEETING ON THE FIGHT irregular migration by addressing its AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AT root causes; and the many other global THE UN HEADQUARTERS. challenges we are faced with today can only be effectively addressed through President Buhari commended the multilateral cooperation and concerted work being done by ECOWAS action. Commission, noting that "it is always better to talk and resolve issues, rather A Charge for ECOWAS, than be confrontational." He added: "If you represent a people, you won't like Ghana to see them suffering.” President Buhari in Bilateral Meeting with Ghanian President H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo on the Sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During the UNGA73, President Buhari, in his capacity as Chairman of He pledged that Nigeria would always the Economic Community of West live up to its financial commitments to African States (ECOWAS) received the sub-regional body, "since we don't briefing from the President of want to be big for nothing. We will ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude always look for the money." He also Brou. approved that Nigeria's Foreign Affairs He received reports on developments Minister, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, in Guinea Bissau, which should hold joined the President of ECOWAS elections soon; Togo, where Commission on a special mission to constitutional reforms are in place, and deepen the peace process in Mali. which would hold parliamentary elections on December 20; as well as President Buhari with Minister of Mali, where the situation is still fragile, Health Prof. Isaac Adewole during the Programme of High level Meeting on despite concluding presidential polls the Fight Against Tuberculosis at the UN Headquarters. President Buhari in a handshake with Ghanian President H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo on the recently. Sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. THE NIGERIA INDICATOR 08 09 THE NIGERIA INDICATOR BUHARI AT UNGA73
PRESIDENT BUHARI PRESIDENT BUHARI MEETS WITH NIGERIANS PARTICIPATES AT A IN DIASPORA ON THE HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE SIDELINES OF THE UNITED ON THE FIGHT AGAINST NATIONS GENERAL CORRUPTION BY THE ASSEMBLY IN NEW YORK. AFRICAN UNION.
President Buhari in a group photo shortly after meeting with Nigerians in Diaspora on the Sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
President Buhari with Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, as he meets with Nigerians in Diaspora on the sidelines of the UNGA in NY.
President Buhari alongside President of the AU Commission (Mrs) Mousa Faki Mahamat and Rwandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Amb. Oliver Nduhungirehe during a President Buhari receiving a presentation from High Level Dialogue on the Fight Against Deputy Mayor City of Newark Mr Ugo Nwaokoro. Corruption by the African Union
President Akufo-Addo said there was just that they needed to regularize their President Buhari also met with no intention to deliberately target positions according to the trading laws President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana Nigerians, noting that it was all about of the country.” on the sidelines of the United Nations complying with the rules that guide General Assembly, during which the trading in the country. President Buhari stressed that Nigeria Nigerian leader expressed delight that and Ghana have a relationship that the attacks against Nigerian traders in President Buhari receiving a presentation of “I have met with the different groups, dates back in time, and urged citizens recognition presented by the United States and have been reassured that there was of both countries to comply with the Ghana were being decisively taken Congress to Nigerian Bobsleigh Team from President Buhari delivers an address at the High Level Meeting on Global care of. Team Driver and Captain Seun Adigun. no agenda to send anybody away. It is laws. Peace in honour of the Centenary of the brth of Nelson Mandela in New York.
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PRESIDENT BUHARI MEETS UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE, PRESIDENT BUHARI PARTICIPATES MIKE POMPEO ON THE AT THE HIGH LEVEL ROUNDTABLE SIDELINES OF UNGA 73 ON CORRUPTION, MIGRATION AND BRIDGING AFRICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE GAP IN NEW YORK
President Buhari delivering his address during the High Level Roundtable on Corruption, Migration and Bridging Africa’s Infrastructure Gap in New York.
Special Honours For President Buhari In New York
t was a day of glory for President Muhammadu Buhari as the State of INew Jersey and City of Philadelphia President Buhari meets with United States Secretary of State, Mr Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of the gave him special citations in New York. United Nations General Assembly 73rd Session in New York, USA The President had made a presentation at the High Level Roundtable on PRESIDENT BUHARI MEETS FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF KOSOVO ON THE SIDELINES OF UNGA73, NEW YORK Corruption, Migration and Bridging Africa's Infrastructure Gap, a programme on the margins of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly. behalf of the City of Philadelphia. On hand to witness the honour were And then stepped forward, Diane international investors and captains of Campbell, representing Senator Turner of industry. Also there were ministers; New Jersey, who read a citation of the directors-general; Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, Nigerian leader, acknowledging his CEO NEPAD International; Princess military, professional and political strides. Gloria Akobundu, CEO NEPAD President Buhari stood ramrod straight, Nigeria; Prof Ibrahim Gambari, former as the hall erupted in rapturous applause. Minister of External Affairs; and top senior government officials from Nigeria. The Chairman, Nigerian Coalition for Business Development and Investment, Truly, nothing succeeds like success. President Muhammadu Buhari receives in audience Kosovo's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E Dr Jude Iheoma, also read a citation on Behgjet Pacolli on the sidelines of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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Nigeria Gains Over $5bn In Projects With China - PMB Seeks More FOCAC Investments
Nigeria's partnership with resident Muhammadu addressed significant challenges in the China through the Forum on Buhari made this disclosure areas of infrastructure, human capacity China-Africa Cooperation Pin Beijing at the FOCAC development, power, transport, (FOCAC) has resulted in the Round Table meeting, attended by agriculture and humanitarian African leaders and Chinese President assistance. execution of vital infrastructure Xi Jinping. Partnership with China through the President Buhari projects across the country, with other African FOCAC platform has also resulted in Leaders, participate valued at over $5 billion in the Highlighting specific projects under the construction of the $500 million in a roundtable meeting at the FOCAC, the President said through first urban rail system in West Africa, last three years of the current Forum On China- administration. the Chinese support, Nigeria has launched in Abuja in July. Africa Cooperation In Beijing, China.
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PRESIDENT BUHARI AT FOCAC OPENING CEREMONY & BUSINESS SUMMIT
President Buhari Addresses The High-Level Dialogue Between Chinese And African Leaders And Business Representatives And The Sixth Conference Of Chinese And African Entrepreneurs During The Forum On China-Africa Cooperation In Beijing (FOCAC), China.
President Buhari and his Chinese counterpart XI Jinping in a handshake shortly after inspecting the “Our country is able to guard of honour in China. re-pay loans as and when due in keeping 3050MW Mambilla Power Project with our policy of fiscal President Muhammadu Buhari with other global leaders in Beijing at the FOCAC The Joint Venture Partners assigned to Round Table meeting, attended by African leaders and Chinese President Xi Jinping. prudence and sound construct the 3050 Megawatts Mambilla Hydro-electric Power Plant Nigeria is currently leveraging insinuations about the so-called death housekeeping,'' he said. have assured that all processes leading Chinese funding to execute $3.4 trap by Chinese government on to the start of work would soon be billion worth of projects at various developing countries, insisting that The President also played host to top completed to pave way for the stages of completion. These include Nigeria would be able to re-pay the executives of CITEC Group, who commencement of the project early the upgrading of airport terminals, the loans. These vital infrastructure indicated interest on investing in real next year. Lagos – Kano rail line, the Zungeru projects synchronize perfectly with estate, finance, infrastructure, hydroelectric power project and fibre Nigeria’s Economic Recovery and agriculture and telecommunications At a meeting with Professor Lyu Ze cables for our internet infrastructure. Growth Plan (ERGP), while some of in Nigeria. Xiang (the President of the President Buhari also dispelled the debts incurred are self-liquidating.
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PRESIDENT BUHARI MEETS BUSINESS GROUPS IN BEIJING, CHINA
PRESIDENT BUHARI MEETS CCECC & CRCC OFFICIALS IN BEIJING, CHINA
Minister Of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi (3rd R); Ambassador Of Nigeria To China, Amb. Baba Ahmed Jidda (4th R); President Muhammadu Buhari (centre); Mr. Zhuang Shangbiao, President, China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) Limited (4th L); and Zhao Jinhua, Chief Economist, CRCC. Beijing (3rd L).
Xiang informed President Buhari that Nigerian officials and the project consultant would meet in two weeks to address the questions raised by President Xi for more detailed and updated feasibility and sustainability studies. He said a team had already
President Muhammadu Buhari receiving a gift From Mr Zhuang Shangbiao, President, been set up to work on the financing China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) Limited. Beijing, China. aspect. President Buhari meets Professor Justin Lin, Dean Institute of New Structural Economies, Peking University. With them is the Minister of construction company, CGCC) in the project to Nigeria’s socio- According to the lead contractor, “pre- Trade & Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah in Beijing, China. Beijing, President Buhari asked to be economic development, there was a commencement work,” would briefed on time lines for the start of need for its speedy completion. thereafter begin, dealing with access to In the course of his successful outing to the Forum on Africa-China work, following his highly successful site and putting in place the necessary meeting with the Chinese leader, Xi “I am very pleased with the concern support infrastructure such as power, Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, China, President Buhari met with Jinping. you have shown for the significance of water and transportation. business groups during which he encouraged them to take this project,” he told the head of the advantage of the improved and favourable business environment President Buhari likened the construction giant, adding, “I would “Our target is to commence the Mambilla to China’s Three Gorges like you to ensure its speedy in Nigeria to invest in key sectors of the economy. project early next year”. Dam and said given the significance of completion.”
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President Buhari addresses members of the Nigerian community in China during an interactive session at the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing, China.
PRESIDENT BUHARI MEETS WITH NIGERIANS IN CHINA AT THE NIGERIAN EMBASSY IN BEIJING
$200 Million companies and entrepreneurs to take Ruyi Group Chairman, Mr. Yafu Qui In this follow-up meeting after the first (NICTIB II) project, which Huawei servants in Nigeria and will offer advantage of the improved business told President Buhari that they settled in 2016, Professor Lin told the would execute. additional 1,000 training slots for Industrialisation Plans environment in Nigeria to invest in for Nigeria after one-and-a-half year President that progress has been made training within and outside the Meanwhile, on the sidelines of key sectors of the economy. search for an African hub because of with the identification of the cotton Thus, at a separate meeting, the Senior government. Responding, President FOCAC, President Muhammadu the country’s population, abundant value chain as a pilot for the setting up Vice President of telecom giants, Buhari expressed satisfaction on the Buhari assured existing and The Ruyi Group, a leading Chinese human and material resources and a of labour intensive industrial parks, Huawei, Yi Xiang announced that the d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e I C T prospective Chinese investors of high- company, had met with the President ‘ s t r o n g l ea der s h i p ’ t h a t h a s noting that the idea of the Ruyi Group company will provide 10,000 infrastructure backbone in the level support for their investment with a plan to invest $200 million for diversification agenda for the country. as an investor was partly coming from Nigerians talent training in ICT each country, noting that it was consistent plans in Nigeria. an industrial park in Kano State, cotton their studies. year. Half of this number will undergo w i t h t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ’ s farms in Funtua, Katsina State and President Buhari also received intensive training on Huawei determination to institute e- In separate meetings with prospective textile and garment manufacturing Professor Justin Yify Lin of the Pekin Another 10,000 Jobs In certification programme to empower governance to help fight corruption by investors, President Buhari said establishments in Aba, Abia State and University, a former World Bank them to work anywhere in the world. increasing transparency. ICT Nigeria is endowed with abundant Lagos. The proposed investment will Chief Economist, currently serving as Nigeria and China signed the second human and material resources as well cover the entire cotton value chain, a consultant to the Nigerian Mr Yi also told President Buhari the The President added that the project phase of the $328 million National as a young population that is very farming, ginning, spinning, weaving government on the setting up of company had trained 1,000 civil would promote better education in the Information and Communications energetic and innovative and ready to and power generation to support the Special Economic Zones. servants in Nigeria and will offer rural areas and encouraged Nigerian Technology Backbone Project work. He thus encouraged Chinese processes. additional 1,000 training slots for youths to optimize the opportunities
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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: Today Clearly Is A Better Story Than 2015 - Fashola
POWER
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde nd taking the cue from that overview, it could be the betterment of the country. recalled that when in 2015 the All Progressives Fashola SAN, recently took an overview of the Congress (APC) took the reins of Government, In the process, create jobs for Nigerians infrastructural development in the country in the last A not only Power but the whole situation of Nigeria’s and make life better for the people. This WORKS three and half years declaring that the situation has infrastructure was, to say the least, abysmal. Power supply greatly improved. Fashola, who spoke at a media forum was at its lowest ebb for the areas that had power. Roads has been the mission of the Works in Abuja, said compared to the nation’s infrastructure were, to a large extent, impassible while there was a total component of the Federal Ministry of absence of any Housing project at the national level to situation at the inception of the Muhammadu Buhari Power, Works and Housing headed by address the often orchestrated “Housing Deficiency”. administration, today clearly was a better story than former Governor of Lagos State, Mr.
2015. Noting that government was investing massively But in just three years of the Muhammadu Buhari Babatunde Fashola SAN. Today, the in Power, Road and Housing infrastructure, the administration the Infrastructure profile of Nigeria has results are there for everyone to see. visibly improved with every state in the country feeling the Minister declared, “What I see on the horizon is Federal Government presence through one project or In the case of Power, the challenges of Privatization HOUSING inspiring. It is an optimistic tomorrow”. another. The strategy has been simple; complete upheavals were starring the new investors in the face. They abandoned projects and deliver new but necessary ones for included maintenance issues and faults along the gas
THE NIGERIA INDICATOR 22 23 THE NIGERIA INDICATOR SPECIAL REPORT pipeline network, obsolete and deteriorating power assets, inability of the new investors to upgrade the Ejigbo - Lagos equipment they inherited and liquidity issues, mainly as a result of poor collection mechanism by the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos), This was in addition to the vandalism of installation by the Niger Delta.
In fact, as at May 2015 when the Buhari administration took power, the available electricity on the National Grid was 2,690 megawatts. The truth was that there was generation deficit; and even if there was no deficit, there was transmission deficit and even insufficient capacity to distribute the little that was being generated. It was clear that the nation’s power sector was not growing on equal proportion with Hon Minister of Power, Works & Housing Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN (left), Managing Director/CEO, the increase in population. Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr Usman Gur Mohammed (middle), the Ojon of Ejigbo & Ijan Kingdom Imakiyo II, Oba Moroof Adekunle Adissa Ojola (2nd left) and others during the commissioning of the 2 x 100MVA, 132 /33KV Power Transformers at the Ejigbo Transmission So, there was need for Substation, Ejigbo L.C.D.A (Oshodi/Isolo LGA), Lagos State. accelerated infrastructure development in the Power Sector, first to catch up with the population need and then build a redundancy that allows Umuahia - Abia for there to be a sufficiency.
Uninterrupted Power, not long after, Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN; Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and others during the commissioning of 40MVA, 132/33kv Mobile Power Transformer And this was the focus of President to first address, in the short term, the shortly before the 26th Meeting with Operators in the Power Sector hosted by the Transmission Buhari, who while inaugurating Mr. problem of insufficiency of power to Company of Nigeria (TCN) at the Ohiya Transmission Substation, Umuahia, Abia State. Babatunde Fashola SAN as Minister of distribute, then advance it to Steady Power, Works and Housing in power supply, in the medium term and in raising fund and the sheer hard Incidentally the investments of November 2015, gave a clear mandate ultimately attain Uninterrupted work put into improving the sector, all the present administration have to ensure the improvement of power add up to the determination of this power in the long term. already started yielding positive supply in Nigeria. administration to move the sector results as Nigerians have started The attention given the Power Sector forward and, perhaps, for the first To achieve this, the Minister, with his by the Buhari administration, the time, beat the record of previous experiencing better power team of Ministers of State, Mustapha Umuahia - Abia improved funding, the determined administrations which have over the supply nationwide. Baba Shehuri and Surveyor Suleiman and methodical approach to executing years budgeted hugely towards but Hassan Zama, came up with a without resolving the challenge of A view of the 40MVA, 132/33kv Mobile Power Transformer at the Ohiya Transmission Substation, Umuahia, power projects, the innovative ways The dogged manner the policy of roadmap of Incremental, Steady and Abia State commissioned by the Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN. employed by the Minister and his team unsteady power supply. Incremental Power and other related
THE NIGERIA INDICATOR 24 25 THE NIGERIA INDICATOR SPECIAL REPORT Bible of sorts to the team in the pursuit appreciates how vital innovative of excellence in the Sector. As the means of raising funding for this utility name implies, it is a document is to the provision of adequate power Abuja containing all the known problems in supply hence its move quite early to the sector, how to solve them and who encourage Private Sector investment to solve them. in some aspects as another means of funding. The Minister threw more light on this definition, “Well the Power Sector Fashola, again, explains; “I think it is Recovery Programme (PSRP) is important also to situate the simply our catchword phrase for intervention of the World Bank. The addressing all of the problems in the World Bank cannot fund all of Power Sector; from Generation to Nigeria’s Power need even if they wish Asaba - Delta Transmission to Distribution; all of the to. So it is a basket of funds and problems that are now in existence. commitments from many quarters. Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN during the commissioning of New 2 x 15 MVA 33/11KV injection substation at Asaba Station, Delta State. What, of course, the World Bank So it also addresses issues of Customer brings on is their endorsement of our policy initiatives by the Ministry of assumed office, towards finding a Service, Meter Supply and liquidity reforms, their acknowledgement that Power, Works and Housing is being sustainable solution to the challenges among others. Do the Generation there is a new momentum; because Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN during the commissioning pursued leaves no one in doubt that in the sector, was to articulate all the Companies (GenCos) get paid, do the many of the investors also, through the of 60MVAR Capacitor Bank for Improvement of Electricity supply facilities in Abuja funded by Jica finally, Nigeria is getting it right in the known problems hindering the Gas Companies get paid, are the private sector arm of the World Bank, Nigeria Limited at Apo Transmission Substation, Abuja. Power Sector. achievement of sustainable power DisCos collecting enough, are the have also keyed into the momentum to supply into one document. That Customers happy with Estimated get the sector up and running”. One of the first steps taken by the document titled, “Power Sector Billing? No, they are not, what should Minister and his team as soon as they Recovery Programme”, became a we do? In the area of transmission, the Transmission Company of Nigeria So the Power Sector Recovery (TCN) which is the only arm in the Programme, if you take time to read it, power value chain that is run fully by articulates all the problems in the the Federal Government, has invested Power Sector that we have come across heavily in ensuring a steady increase of and puts them in one single document transmission capacity within the sector Kaduna and identifies who is responsible for enough to build in redundancy. The
what and then prescribes what that Managing Director/ Chief Executive Hon Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN during the person needs to do. So, if everybody Officer of TCN, Engr. Usman commissioning of the 150MVA, 330/132/33kv Transformer at the Mando Station and 2 x 60MVA, 132 /33kv Transformers at the Power Station Kakuri, Kaduna State. does their part, we can solve the Mohammed Gur, offered further problems along the line”. explanation; “In the power economics, supposed to have 1,000x2 or build it in the power needs of Nigeria continues when you have a generation of loops so that if one side has problem to grow year on year. What this means Considering that Power infrastructure 7,000Megawatts, TCN capacity is you back slide to the other line. That is is that the sector’s infrastructure needs the world over is very expensive, more supposed to be twice; because we are why we are working hard to put the an upgrade in order to meet the power so for a developing economy like supposed to transmit with what we call MNS1 through the Transmission need of the growing population. In this Nigeria, the Buhari administration has redundancy. Expansion Programme that we have”. regard, the Muhammadu Buhari devised several policy initiatives to a d m i n i s t r a t i o n h a s s h o w n raise funds. Though Nigeria, to some And what is redundancy? If you have a From the foregoing, it is clear that with commitment, enabling the Ministry of extent, has enjoyed the patronage of need for 60 MVA, we must have 60x2 the estimated population capacity of Power, Works and Housing to carry Afam - River institutions like the World Bank in this MVA. If you have need for a line that is 180 million people and a population out several upgrades of power regard, the present administration supposed to carry 1,000 MW, we are growth rate of 2.43 per cent annually, installations all over the country. Hon Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN during the Inspection at the Afam Power Plant In Rivers State THE NIGERIA INDICATOR 26 27 THE NIGERIA INDICATOR HOUSING SECTOR SPECIAL REPORT In the area of Housing, which is one of the basic necessities of life, the Buhari administration has, perhaps for the Ebonyi second time in this country, embarked on what may be regarded as a truly Nigerian Housing Programme that seeks to provide affordable Housing for the average Nigerian. The first happened between 1979 and 1983 when Shehu Shagari was President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Kaduna The President had, in his mandate, equally emphasized that good Housing for the people was not only necessary but critical hence the vigour Kano and dedication with which the Minister and his team have pursued the programme. With improved funding and a clear mandate, the team FCT - Abuja first set out to understand the Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN during the inspection of the peculiarities of Housing in Nigeria ongoing construction of Storey building, 2-Bedroom and 3-Bedroom Semi -Detached Bungalows under the Federal Government’s National Housing Programme in Gwagalada , FCT Abuja. and how best to approach this mandate.
Today, Nigeria has a truly Housing programme that is Kano delivering Housing that is not only affordable but acceptable. Governors. As I have said, we also wanted to prove a concept what our research and consultations suggest to us that your that shows that we have learnt something from the first people will accept and they can afford”. What we found out is The Minister has this to say National Housing Programme. So one of the things we are that largely in the North, they prefer us to build bungalows. concerning the on-going National subjecting our Pilot to is Acceptability in the way that it is In the South, they are not averse to blocks of flats. But either Housing Programme nationwide, built. So we asked the governors, “give us not less than 10 way, they don’t mind whether it is one bedroom, 2 bedrooms “The immediate gain is growth in the hectares; let us use those 10 hectares to build in your states or 3 bedrooms; that is what they share in common”. economy and employment for some of the most vulnerable people in the society and movement of goods and services within the economy and that is what we are beginning to see already from the Housing Programme that we have started in the entire country.
We asked each state to give us land, as Aba - Abia you know the current Land Legislative regime invests land in the State An ongoing construction of National Housing Programme Site in Aba, Abia State.
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Section 1 and construction of Kaduna Western Bypass; Southwest Zone; construction and asphalting of Benin- Ore-Ajibandele-Shagamu Roads; reconstruction of Ibadan-Ilorin Road, Oyo-Ogbomosho section 1 and the reconstruction of the outstanding section of the Benin-Ore-Ajibandele- Shagamu Roads Phase 4; South-South Zone; Rehabilitation of Enugu-Port Harcourt Road Section 4, Dualization of the Kolo-Otueke Road, Dualization of the Lokoja-Benin Road Sections 2,3 and 4; North Central Zone; the Construction of Loko-Oweto Bridge over River Benue, Dualization of Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja Road Sections 1 and 4, Dualization of Suleja-Minna Jigawa Road Phase 2 and Dualization of Lokoja-Benin Road. It has also, Apapa - Lagos t h r o u g h d e l i b e r a t e p o l i c i e s , Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) observes a Site Worker with Messrs Mothercat Nigeria Limited, Mr Mamman Ali (right) and others during the Hon. Minister's inspection of the Rehabilitation of Hadejia -Nguru Road, Phase II - Kirikasama - Nguru in Jigawa State. encouraged the Private Sector to fund A glimpse of ongoing work as AG Dangote Construction Company rehabilitates some of the roads. Wharf Road, Apapa, to Liverpool roundabout in Lagos. WORKS SECTOR far strictly implemented. Of this various sites to start work. So, in truth, In the area of Road Infrastructure, the number of roads, Enugu State has 15 today there is no state in the country The Government has also extended Works component of the Federal which is the highest in the country. where the Ministry is not working. the programme to tertiary institutions Ministry of Power, Works and across the country, intervening on Housing, has, to say the least, been a The breakdown shows that Anambra In order to fund the sector adequately, internal roads in nine institutions in beehive of activities since 2015 till and Edo States have 14 each while Oyo the Federal Government floated the the first phase. The essence, of course date. With the support of his Minsters State has 12. Abia State has nine roads SUKUK Bond of N25 Billion to fund is to enhance academic excellence in of State, Fashola has recorded while Kano State and Niger States 25 selected roads across the six the nation’s tertiary institutions. tremendous achievements in the area have eight roads each. Lagos, Delta, geopolitical zones. In the Northeast Beneficiary institutions in this first o f r o a d r e h a b i l i t a t i o n a n d Akwa Ibom, Bauchi and Benue have zone, Kano-Maiduguri Road phase of this programme include the reconstruction. And just under three seven roads each while Kwara, Cross benefitted from the fund. University of Maiduguri, Borno State, years of the Buhari administration, River, Kogi, Borno, Ogun and Taraba University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu Nigerians can attest to the fact that the have six roads each. Kaduna, Bayelsa, Other beneficiaries are the Southeast State, Federal College of Education, Works component of the Federal Adamawa, Yobe, Gombe, Katsina, Zone, the rehabilitation of the Katsina, Katsina State and Bayero Ministry of Power, Works and Plateau and Sokoto have between one Onitsha-Enugu Expressway and the University Kano, Kano State. Housing, is truly working. and five roads each to be attended to by rehabilitation and reconstruction of the government. E n u g u - Po r t H a r c o u r t D u a l Others are Federal University of After embarking on a nationwide Carriageway, Sections 1,2,3; the Technology, Owerri, Imo State, inspection tour of roads during which To this breakdown and better funding Northwest Zone: Dualization of University of Benin, Edo State, 128 roads nationwide were identified from Government, the Ministry of Kano-Maiduguri Section 1, Kano- Federal Polytechnics, Bauchi, Bauchi Taburawa - Kano as needing immediate intervention, Power, Works and Housing came up Katsina Phase 1, Construction of State, Federal University-Oye, Ekiti the Minister and his team came out with a payment plan for contractors Western Bypass Kano-Katsina Road State and Federal University, Kashere, View of the ongoing construction work on Tamburawa with a plan of action which has been so that made them to go back to their Section 1 and construction of Kaduna bridge in Kano State during the Hon Minister’s inspection.
THE NIGERIA INDICATOR 30 31 THE NIGERIA INDICATOR SPECIAL REPORT Gashua, Yobe State, Federal FEDERAL MINISTRY OF POWER, WORKS AND HOUSING (WORKS SECTOR) University of Lafia, Nasarawa State up”. Nothing can be further from the infrastructural development has been and Federal University, Otueke, truth especially when it is considered translated into better concrete terms LIST OF 69 ON-GOING FEDERAL HIGHWAY ROAD, BRIDGE PROJECTS IN SOUTH EAST ZONE Bayelsa State. Fashola, who described that what used to happen in the past than anyone expected. When countries DATA OF CONTRACT SUM (N) S/N PROJECT TITLE AWARD NAME OF CONTRACTOR the initiative as “a product of very deep was to abandon the projects and spend on infrastructure, they have so L O C A T I O N : A B I A Z O N E : S O U T H E A S T thinking”, added, “This targeted programmes of the previous many things to achieve. First of all they interventions are meant to do so many administration. seek to grow the size of support that 1 Construction of Nkporo-Abiriba-Ohafia Road in Abia State C/No. 6130 0-May-12 Dutum Construction Nigeria Ltd. 2,739,105,600.20 things. First, it is meant to improve the will drive their economy. And that is 2 Rehabilitation of Umuahia-Bende-Ohafia Road,C/No. 5821 in Abia State 3-Oct-05 Niger Construction Limited 2,093,033,385.88 quality of Education and also to O n t h e w h o l e , t h e B u h a r i why the saying is true that a nation expand opportunities for employment administration’s policy of growing the cannot grow bigger than the size and 3 Rehabilitation of Bende - Arochukwu – Ohafia Road Section II ------Hartland Nigeria Limited 199,475,325.00 and productivity to move the Nigerian economy through quality of its infrastructure. 4 Rehabilitation of Bende - Arochukwu – Ohafia Road Section I in Abia State 11-Jul-18 Hartland Nigeria Limited 5,490,680,078.33 economy. As a product of Nigerian 5 Emergency Repairs of Failed Section in Umuahia-Ariam-Ikot Ekpene Road 8-Feb-18 Desak Construction Coy Nig. Ltd. 156,469,825.05 university I know what my university 6 Construction of Ahiakwu-Amangwo-Umuahia-Ngwa-Ngwa Road in Abia 23-Dec-10 La Ann Engineering Nigeria Ltd. 589,554,307.65 used to look like; it was almost a Nasarawa / Benue State C/No. 6094 Paradise that we didn’t want to leave”. 7 Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Enugu-Port Harcourt Dual 21-Aug-13 Setraco Nigeria Limited 39,548,900,597.79 Carriageway Section I: Lokpanta-Umuahia Tower (CH. 61+000-CH. 120+500) in Abia State. C/No. 6208 In truth, there is no doubt that the B u h a r i a d m i n i s t r a t i o n h a s 8 Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Enugu-Port Harcourt Dual 21-Aug-13 Arab Contractors Nigeria Limited 50,892,770,722.04 Carriageway Section II: Umuahia Tower-Aba Township Rail/Road Bridge demonstrated that a new Nigeria is Crossing (CH. 120+500-CH. 176+600) in Abia State. C/No. 6209 upon us. President Buhari and all of 9 Construction of Olokoro-Isiala-Oboro-Nnono Junction Road in Abia State 21-Dec-10 Bok Company Nigeria Limited 515,315,493.00 h i s M i n i s t e r s h a v e s h o w n C/No. 6091 commitment to completing as many of 10 Construction of Olokoro-Aluaukwu-Itaja-Okwu-Obuohia-Ikwuano Road 0-Mar-10 Rhas Nigeria Limited 990,673,340.00 the projects it inherited from the C/No. 6063 previous administration as possible in 11 Construction of Abriba-Arochukwu-Ohafia Road in Abia State, C/No 6158 13-Dec-12 Beks Kimse Nigeria Limited 2,265,982,372.50 a way that shows that it is all about 12 Construction of Ohafia-Oso Road in Abia/Ebonyi States, C/No 6160 13-Dec-12 Uniglobe Construction Engineering 2,293,965,030.00 Nigeria and development. What is, perhaps, different is the ideology L O C A T I O N : A N A M B R A / D E L T A Z O N E : S O U T H E A S T behind the approach. The Minister Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) inspects the ongoing was more elaborate in his explanation, construction of Loko–Oweto bridge over River Benue in Nasarawa and Benue States 13 Limited Rehabilitation of Umana-Ndiagu-Ebene-Amansi Awka Express 27-Sep-06 Master Holdings Nigeria Limited Road,C/No. 5874 in Anambra State 734,039,288.90 “It is also doing more with less on Fashola and others during inspection tour of the ongoing construction 14 Rehabilitation of Onitsha bound Carriageway of the Onitsha-Enugu 3-Dec-09 CCC Construction Nig. Limited 4,613,734,090.35 projects which would have been work on 2nd Niger bridge in Anambra/Delta States on the day three of Road (Phase II, Section I) in Anambra State, C/No. 5929A completed if they were properly his inspection tour of Federal Government Projects in the South East Zone of the country. 15 Construction of the Main works including Associated Infrastructure for 4-Jul-18 Julius Berger Nigeria Plc 206,151,693,014.87 funded at the time when the nation the Second Niger Bridge linking Anambra and Delta States C/No.6475 was earning $100 per barrel of oil. 16 Emergency Repairs of Existing Niger Bridge at Onitsha/Asaba in 6-Aug-13 Matiere-Johnson Consortium Limited 8,005,181,313.52 Onitsha, Anambra. Anambra/Delta States C/No 6206
Again, the compelling rationale for Asaba, Delta. 17 Construction of Ihiala-Orlu Road in Isseke Town-Amafuo-Ulli with Spur 30-Oct-13 Tomline Nig. Ltd. 711,888,234.75 sustaining the Housing Programme (Ihiala-Orlu-Umuduru Section) in Anambra State, C/No. 6220 and the economic opportunities is a 18 Construction of Ikemba Drive Spur on Oba-Okigwe Road Through 30-Oct-13 Jireh Hibitation International Services 625,690,820.37 Permanent Site of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital in Nig Ltd. rationale that cuts across party lines, it Anambra State C/No. 6218 is a rationale of common sense; it is a 19 Rehabilitation of Oba-Nnewi Road section I in Anambra State, C/No. 14-May-09 CCC Construction Nig. Limited 3,794,656,941.08 rationale of the people who vote that 5986 this is where our livelihoods are 20 Rehabilitation of Oba-Nnewi-Okigwe Road Route 429 Section II: 5-Jun-09 Bullettine Construction Limited 2,572,473,142.28 defined. And any government that Anambra/Imo States Border-Ibinta-Okigwe Road, C/No. 5986A then does not commit to it has 21 Construction of Oseakwa Bridge in Anambra State, C/No. 6043 6-Oct-09 Horizon Construction Co. Ltd 896,863,529.10 certainly become underserving of the votes of those people; because once 22 Rehab. Of Spur From Onitsha-Owerri Road To Okija-Ihembosi-Afor 17-Aug-11 Ffordiac Engineering Company 1,786,546,349.60 Ukpor-Ebenator-Ezenifite In Nnewi South LGA in Anambra C/No 6112 Limited they have tasted it, they won’t give it
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L O C A T I O N : A N A M B R A / D E L T A Z O N E : S O U T H E A S T L O C A T I O N : E N U G U Z O N E : S O U T H E A S T
23 Rehabilitation of Dual Carriageway and Roads from Upper Iweka to Zik 30-Oct-13 IDC Construction Limited 10,636,799,741.81 45 Rehabilitation of 9th Mile-Orokam Road in Enugu State Contract No.6290 ------RCC Nigeria Limited 38,034,539,413.79 Roundabout and Dual Carriageway from Amawbia Roundabout - Amansea Bridge in Anambra State 46 Rehabilitation Of Enugu-Port Harcourt Road Section III: Enugu-Lokpanta in 11-Dec-14 CGC Nigeria Limited 32,317,082,596.26 Enugu State C/No.6251 24 Rehabilitation of Otoucha-Ibaji-Nzam-Innoma-Iheaka Ibaji Section of 3-Dec-09 Niger Construction Limited 7,173,909,755.40 Otoucha-Ibaji-Odulu-Ajegwu Road in Anambra State, C/No. 6024 47 Rehabilitation of Onitsha-Enugu Dual Carriageway Section II (Anambra 14-May-09 Niger Construction Limited 7,251,451,515.00 State Border- Enugu) in Enugu State, C/No. 5988 25 Rehabilitation of Ekwulobia-Oko-Ibinta-Nnobi with spur to Isuofia and 4-Apr-07 Master Holdings Nigeria Limited 1,872,132,617.25 Nanka Road,C/No. 5904 in Anambra State 48 Rehabilitation of Oji-Achi-Maku-Awgu Ndeabor Road in Enugu, C/No. 6037 3-Dec-09 Master Holdings Nigeria Limited 4,805,288,034.75
26 Rehabilitation of Okija-Oguta-Imo State Border (19km) Route 406 (F. 9-Feb-10 Roudo Nigeria Limited 599,926,404.00 49 Rehabilitation of Oji-Achi-MMaku-Awgu Ndeabor Road Section I in Enugu 4-Jul-18 Setraco Nigeria Limited 11,558,069,376.90 228) in Anambra State, C/No. 6058 State, C/No. 6476
27 Emergency Repairs of Ihiala-Orlu-Umuduru Road 8-Feb-18 Samchase Nigeria Limited 98,541,899.25 50 Rehabilitation Of Outstanding Section Of Onitsha-Enugu Expressway: 17-Dec-14 RCC Nigeria Limited 24,243,308,789.82 Amansea- Enugu State Border in Enugu State, C/No. 6266 28 Rehabilitation of Igwe Ilika-Eke-Uke Road Idemili North LGA, in 24-Sep-14 Fractal Construction Nigeria Limited 980,435,032.50 Anambra State C/No. 6244 51 Rehab. of Nsukka-Obollo-Ikem-Ehamufu-Nkalagu Rd in Enugu, C/No. 5962 3-Dec-09 Mife Construction Nig. Limited 6,446,051,729.71
29 Construction of Omor-Umulokpa Road in Anambra and Enugu States, 22-Dec-14 Arrays Global Services Limited 979,889,663.45 52 Construction of Ogrute-Umuida-Unadu-Akpanya-Odoru Road in Enugu / 13-Dec-12 P.W. Nigeria Limited 12,951,207,018.75 Section I: km 0+000 - km 6+500, C/No. 6277 Kogi States, C/No 6170
30 Early Works IV (EW IV) of the 2nd Niger Bridge project linking Anambra 21-Dec-16 Julius Berger Nigeria Plc 14,446,010,410.16 53 Rehabilitation of Umana-Ndiagu-Agba-Ebenebe-Amansi Akwa with spur to 17-Dec-12 CGC Nigeria Limited 10,370,810,187.53 and Delta States, C/No. 6296 Umumba Road Section II (Umana Ndiagu-Umunba/Nkwa-Ezeagu express Obelegu section) in Enugu State, C/No 6169
L O C A T I O N : E B O N Y I / E N U G U Z O N E : S O U T H E A S T 54 Construction of Aguobu-Owa-Mgbagbu Owa-Ebenebe (Anambra State 13-Dec-12 Coduc Nigeria Limited 3,035,439,907.50 Border) with Spur to Awaha-Oyoha-Oyofo-Iwollo Road in Enugu, C/No 6153 31 Rehabilitation of Abakaliki-Afikpo Road Section I: Abakalilki-Onueke- 14-May-09 Uniglobe/Bullettine Construction 2,987,774,166.30 55 Completion of the Limited Rehabilitataion of Umuna-Ndiagu-Agba Umuna- 17-Dec-12 Master Holdings Nigeria Limited 995,369,082.81 Abomega Road in Ebonyi State, C/No. 5989 Limited Ebenege-Amasi Awka Express Road with Spur from Umuna - Ndiagu (Agba- Ebenebe) Section I in Enugu State, C/No. 6194 32 Emergency Repairs of Abakalike-Oferekpe Road Due To Erosion 8-Feb-18 Kemmasphere Reality Company Nig. 99,996,911.74 56 Construction of Nenwe-Nomeh-Mburubu-Nara Road with spur to Obeagu 22-Mar-17 Arab Contractors OAO Nigeria 6,437,166,957.38 33 Rehabilitation of Abakaliki-Afikpo Road Section II: Abomega-Afikpo 14-May-09 CCECC Nigeria Limited 3,500,000,000.00 Oduma Road in Enugu State C/No. 6317 Limited Road in Enugu State, C/No. 5989A 57 Rehabilitation of Akpasha (Umuatugbuoma)-Obijioffia, Amodu Road in 22-Mar-17 Slok Nigeria Limited 3,278,317,359.89 34 Nnenwe-Uduma-Uburu Road. Section I (26.27km), and Section II: 14-Nov-12 Setraco Nigeria Limited 11,603,191,818.53 Nkanu West LGA in Enugu State, C/No. 6315 Spur to Ishiagu-Mile 2 Road(14km), Enugu/Ebonyi States C/No. 6148 58 Rehabilitation and Asphalt Overlay of 2.2km Internal Roads at the University 21-Feb-18 Qumecs Nigeria Limited 124,726,901.18 L O C A T I O N : E N U G U / A N A M B R A Z O N E : S O U T H E A S T of Nigeria, Nsukka Campus, Enugu State
35 Rehabilitation of Enugu bound Carriageway of the Onitsha-Enugu Road, 6-Apr-09 CCC Construction Nig. Limited 7,351,344,974.40 L O C A T I O N : I M O / A N A M B R A Z O N E : S O U T H E A S T Phase I of Section I), C/No. 5929 in Anambra State 59 Rehabilitation of Owerri-Umuahia Rd. at Imo in Imo State, C/No. 6060 9-Feb-10 Bolive Nig. Ltd 199,758,174.00 36 Rehabilitation of Old Enugu - Portharcourt Road (Agbogugu-Abia Border 13-Jun-18 Setraco Nigeria Limited 13,933,953,708.62 Spur to Mmaku) C/No.6458 60 Rehabilitation Owerri-Umuahia Road Sec. I, II & III Imo/Abia, C/No. 6126 9-May-12 Zerock Construction Nigeria Ltd. 4,207,774,864.51 37 Rehabilitation of Inyi-Akpugoeze to Anambra Border C/No.6461 13-Jun-18 Anbeez Services Limited 2,695,755,677.42 61 Rehabilitation of Oba-Nnewi-Okigwe Road Route 429 Section II: 5-Jun-09 Bullettine Construction Limited 2,572,473,142.28 Anambra/Imo States Border-Ibinta-Okigwe Road, C/No. 5986A 38 Emergency Repairs of Onitsha-Owerri Road 8-Feb-18 IIC Construction Co. Ltd 423,850,665.00 62 Rehabilitation & Asphalt Overlay of 1.72km Internal Rds., Construction of 21-Feb-18 Procon Construction Nigeria Ltd. 124,914,441.08 39 Umulungbe-Umuoka-Amokwu Ikedimkpe Egede-Ojieyi Awhum Road 13-Jun-18 IDC Construction Limited 6,245,100,307.91 Reinforced Concrete Drains at The Fed. Uni. Tech. Owerri C/No.6459 63 Mbaise-Ngwa Rd / Bridge at Imo River, Phase I in Imo/Abia, C/No 6157 13-Dec-12 Mangrovetech Nigeria Limited 2,943,534,543.18 40 Rehabilitation of Amugo Uno-Oriemba Market-Amugo Isiorji Onuani Road in 30-Oct-13 Beks Kimse Nigeria Limited 850,575,495.00 Enugu State C/No 6221 64 Ikot Ekpene Border-Aba-Owerri Dualisation Road, Section I, Phase I 13-Dec-12 Arab Contractors OAO Nigeria 3,780,988,125.00 (11.26Km from Owerri End) in Akwa Ibom/Abia/Imo C/No 6155 Limited 41 Construction of Oji-Achi-Mmaku-Awgu Road With Spur To Obeagu-Ugbo in 11-Dec-14 Golden Construction Company 994,661,294.55 Enugu State, C/No. 6269 Limited 65 Repairs of Mbaise-Umauahia Road 8-Feb-18 City Int’l Dimension Construction 102,545,783.88 42 Rehabilitation of 9th Mile-Enugu-Port Harcourt Dual Carriageway in 14-May-09 CCC Construction Nig. Limited 9,675,130,731.00 66 Repairs of Owerri-Okigwe Road 8-Feb-18 Lion Unisco Limited 127,253,148.75 Enugu/Abia States, C/No. 6018 67 Repairs of Owerri-Onitsha Dual Carriageway (Route No.25A) 8-Feb-18 Rahama Civil Works Nigeria Ltd. 229,982,151.00 43 Rehab. of Ozalla-Akpugo-Amagunze-Ihuokpara-Nkomoro Isu-Onitsha 10-Nov-10 Arab Contractors Nigeria Limited 6,796,939,488.99 (Enugo-Onitsha) Road with spur to Onunweke In Enugu C/No. 6078 68 Emergency Repairs of Onitsha-Owerri Road 8-Feb-18 IIC Construction Co. Ltd 423,850,665.00 44 Construction of Ugwueme-Nenwenta-Nkwe-Ezere-Awgunta-Obeagu- 15-Mar-17 IDC Construction Limited 14,693,277,138.75 69 Amanwaaozuzu-Uzoagba-Eziama Orie Amaohia Rd in Imo, C/No. 6234 27-Nov-13 Vic Phranc Nigeria Limited 1,275,747,419.10 Mgbidi Nmaku Road Project Enugu State. Contract No. 6293
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t t h e a d v e n t o f t h e In response to this mandate, the Hon. Muhammadu Buhari’s Minister Power, Works and Housing, Aa d m i n i s t r a t i o n , t h e Babatunde Fashola SAN and his Hon. Mrs. Damilola Ogunbiyi - MD/CEO President gave a clear mandate to the Ministers of State, Mustapha Baba Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Shehuri and Sovayour, Usman Hassan Housing on what he will like the Zama embarked on a nationwide tour Power. In response to this challenge, ministry to pursue as priority on all its by road to access firsthand the state of several policies were formulated to three components. infrastructure under their ministry. enhance speed and smooth running of that component of the ministry. The mandate given to the Ministry on This tour gave the Hon. Minister a the Power component was to ensure clear picture of the enormity of work A clear documentation of the that improved electricity to enhance and planning needed to deliver on the ministry’s plan on Power development the growth of the country’s economy. presidential mandate with regard to was put together and presented to the
The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo with the MD/CEO of the Hon Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Mrs. Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN inspecting Damilola Ogunbiyi during the visit to the first phase of 500 Electrified shops Sabon Gari Market for Solar inspection. under the Federal Government 's Energizing Economies Initiatives at Sabon Gari Market, Kano State.
World Bank. This document turned Agencies under the power sector were galvanize and encourage small and out to be more comprehensive and reorganized, given their mandates and medium scale enterprises which in the answered more question on time frame for achievement, allowed long run will encourage development intervention than what the World to source for funding and to come up at the rural areas, create employment Bank had on Nigeria. with ideas that will encourage private and reduce rural urban migration. sector participation in the power This fact elicited a statement from the sector. According to the Managing Director World Bank saying that Nigerians plan and CEO of the agency Mrs. of action on improving Power is One of such agencies is the Rural Damilola Ogunbiyi the Rural workable. This has encouraged a lot of Electrification Agency REA which as Electrification Agency, does not only foreign investors to indicate interest in the name implies has the mandate to have the responsibility of providing Nigeria and their desire to invest in the ensure that Nigerians in the rural areas the utility for the rural dwellers in power sector. have access to power enough to Nigeria, but to provide power also for
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The agency has improved on the rural electrification funds. This fund has been in existence since 2006 and its responsibility is to provide payment for what is called the viability gap w h i c h s o m e t i m e s h i n d e r s entrepreneurs or the private sectors to provide solar system or the mini grid.
These gaps are sometimes occasioned by government policies which might slow down the process of getting the right equipment to build a solar hub for an institution or a community, increase cost of solar components due to high duties at the ports etc.
The rural electrification funds basically evaluate people who have long term business plans on how they want to electrify the community or Another programme of the rural institution and provide grants subsidy electrification agency is one that is for viability gap. currently been implemented with the World Bank. This is for electricity This intervention could be anything projects in the country and the aim is from 20% of the capital cost all the way to provide for the viability gap as the underserved. This gives them a this is focused on the SME’s market. to up to 70%. The fund takes a very explained earlier. This is for people to wider responsibility and ensures that The largest markets in the country are close look at the details of the business do what is called “Solar Home System their programmes and policies are the focus, making sure that they have plan to ensure that once the financial Development, Solar mini grid, and such that will positively affect the constant electric power supply to intervention is given, it is used for the this intervention will also fund some economy of the country. enhance their Economic growth. purpose it’s meant for and in the right universities under the Energize way. Education Policy of the federal government. One of such policies is the There is also the “Energize, Education The Hon. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) with the Managing which is focused on providing Director and CEO of the agency Mrs. Damilola Ogunbiyi the Rural Electrification Agency (middle) during “off grid electrification REF needs to ensure that an inspection by the Honourable Minister. constant electricity supply to our B a s i c a l l y w h a t t h e R u r a l strategy” the solar mini the communities in question federal universities, creating Electrification Agency (REA) is trying the incremental power policy of the it goes to the heart of the SMEs. This grid. This tries to ensure independent power units within the do not only have power but to achieve is to build or develop an Ministry of Power, Works and program ensure Ariaria market with 37 ecosystem of the private sector to that the people use more federal universities. This will make for have it for extended period Housing. thousand stores and shops, Sabongami decentralized solutions to better study environment for our thrive and bring them into the off grid market with 13 thousand shops, Sura of time and in a sustainable market. The idea being that the off grid power. students and encourage research Energizing the economy is a market in Lagos etc are provided with finding from our universities and way to enhance economic should complement what the Buhari programme that REA is driving. This the electricity they need for their make them competitive with other Administration is doing on grid which Under this, there is a programme growth. is probably one of the most business to strive. universities in the world. is geared towards improving called “Energize New Economies” transformative programmes this This programme has already kicked off generation and transmission through administration is under taking because and REA is currently doing it with 15
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President Buhari receives Stability, As Panacea For in audience President Adama Barrow of The markets across the country and have Every shop is mitered which eliminate With the activities of the REA and Gambia in State House. identified the scale up to 340 market estimated billing that affected the cost support from the federal government, National Development around the country. All these of electricity to the traders. Now, they the revolution introduced into the t a reception in honour of the Gambian President, Adama interventions are private sector know what they consume and pay for power sector and initiatives driven by Barrow in Abuja, recently, financed and implemented with only that. This intervention by the the agency and most of all the call by A President Buhari harped on the role of government creating the right federal government through the REA the agency for more player from the stability in the development of a nation. enabling environment and regulatory has made doing business in the private sector, the stage is set for what services to ensure that all this markets beneficiary markets much easier and Nigerians have been yearning for, for a An unstable polity is highly unlikely to get power they need at very affordable cheaper. very long time which is constant and witness any form of development; this was cost to the traders. sustained power supply which we the summation of President Muhammadu When all 340 markets all over the know is arguably the greatest catalyst Buhari’s discussion with President Adama The success of this programme is country are connected to this for industrial and technological Barrow of The Gambia during the latter’s visit to the State House, Abuja. quite glaring in Ariaria market initiative, cost of goods and services in revolution that most Nigerians believe the country will drop drastically and the country is over due to enjoy. which before now gets an average “The best route to national this will have a positive effect on of 4 hours of power supply a day development is stability. When a inflation which will be drastically The Rural Electrification Agency has and now enjoy up to 16 hours of reduced and more jobs will be created been dogged in their determination to country is not stable, you spend power every day at 25 % of the as individual businesses will expand achieve the mandate given to them by most of your financial resources cost they used to pay daily. and employ more people. the federal government and they have on security. That is the money He congratulated President Barrow for Buhari for the role Nigeria played in been silently but steadily making that should have gone into stabilizing The Gambia after his helping his country return to the path of This has positively affected the cost of emergence, following the impasse caused constitutional democracy. He also This is why it is seen as one of the most progress. It is the private sectors education, infrastructure, and by his immediate predecessor, Yahya congratulated the Nigerian President on production and doing business and revolutionary government initiative of obligation therefore to take advantage generating employment for the Jammeh, who initially refused to vacate his emergence as the new Chairman of consequently brought down the price t h e M u h a m m a d u B u h a r i ’ s of this revolution in the power sector people, particularly youths,” office, after losing the presidential election ECOWAS, noting that he was the first of product and services from that administration. and invest knowing that their returns in December, 2016. foreign leader to visit Abuja after the market. President Buhari said. on investment are assured. The Gambian President thanked President development.
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President Buhari Receives In Audience Akwa Ibom Elders In State House President Buhari in a group PMB Receives In Audience HM. Eze photo shortly after receiving in audience Akwa Ibom Elders in State House Ikonne And Delegation From Aba President Buhari with L-R: Senator Godswill Akpabio, Atuekong Don Etiebet, Senator John Akpan Udoedehe, Umana Okon Umana and Senator Aloysius Etok as he receives in audience Akwa Ibom Elders in State House
R-L; President Muhammadu Buhari addressing the Leaders of the delegation, His Majesty Eze Dr. Isaac Ikonne, Enyi 1 of Aba and his delegation in an audience at the State House in Abuja.
THE NIGERIA INDICATOR 42 43 THE NIGERIA INDICATOR COURTESY VISIT President Buhari recalled what he described as Pastor Kumuyi’s “intellectual achievements’’ as a scholar and university lecturer before going into full time ministry, stressing that he was “excited a great deal’’ for the General Superintendent’s acceptance of government’s invitation to preach the sermon at the country ’s 58th independence anniversary. “Thank you very much,’’ the President said.
The General Superintendent was accompanied by his wife, Esther, Pastor Samuel Afuwape, Pastor Chike Onwuasoanya and Pastor Seyin Malomo, the Chaplain of Aso Villa Chapel. Apart from just meeting the “We Are president, he was there to preach the s e r m o n a t t h e c o u n t r y ' s 5 8 independence anniversary.
Buhari thanked Kumuyi for accepting President Buhari in a handshake with Pastor W.F. Kumuyi, General the Federal Government’s invitation to Praying For You” Superintendent of Deeper Life preach the sermon at the country’s 58 Bible Church in State House. independence anniversary. He added that he was “excited a great deal’’ for the - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi’s Exemplary Visit To Aso Rock General Superintendent’s acceptance of government’s invitation to preach the s e r m o n a t t h e c o u n t r y ’ s 5 8 he General Superintendent, According to him, “Please remain He said Nigerians must appreciate God independence anniversary. Deeper Life Bible Church, focused and courageous and do what is for bringing everyone together. “We TP a s t o r ( D r ) W i l l i a m right. Not everyone will support you must appreciate God for bringing us “Thank you very much,’’ the Folorunso (W.F.) Kumuyi has told publicly, but we are praying for you so together. He knows what he was doing. President said. Pastor W.F. President Muhammadu Buhari to that your tenure will be one of progress He didn’t make a mistake.” Kumuyi delivered the sermon remain focused, courageous and do and prosperity for the country.” “We what is right saying that the Church was must put the past behind us,” Kumuyi He described Nigeria as a great country titled: “Harnessing Our Diversity praying for him. President Buhari had said. endowed with human and natural for National Development" at the received the revered man of God at the resources, adding, “We have challenges 58th Independence Day President Buhari with Pastor W.F. Kumuyi, General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church Presidential Villa, Abuja on 1st Oct The President told his guest in trying to get people to understand us.“ interdenominational church and Pastor Mrs Esther Kumuyi as he receives in audience Pastor W.F. Kumuyi in State House 2018. service held at the National secretary to the government of the William Folorunso Kumuyi (born 6 June that “God did not make a “With my experience as a governor, Christian Centre in Abuja on federation, Boss Mustapha; chief justice 1941) is the author of several books. Making his remarks at the visit, Kumuyi, mistake when he created Minister of Petroleum, Head of State, of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen; In April 2013, Kumuyi was named as one who leads one of the country’s largest Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund, I Sunday, September 30. Vice over 250 different ethnic and others. Justice Onnoghen read the of the "500 most powerful people on the Pentecostal churches, said it was an thought I had seen it all, but Nigeria has President Yemi Osinbajo and his First Bible Reading from the book of planet" and Deeper Christian Life honour to be received by the President groups, and decided to put a way of going at its own speed. “My wife Dolapo attended the service. Exodus 17:8-13, while Gowon read the Ministry named as "the World's largest on a busy day as October 1. He told the them in a place called morale is raised by your visit. I very Second Reading from 1 Corinthians 12: Megachurch" by Foreign Policy President that he appreciates the much appreciate it.’’ Also in attendance were former head of Nigeria.” 4-18. magazine (FP). government. state, Rt. General Yakubu Gowon;
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hieftains of Ports and Conference that brought together Harbours in Africa recently Maritime/Trade and Commerce Cgathered in Abuja, Nigeria professionals in Africa and the world at for a maiden Regional Conference of large to brainstorm and identify the the International Association of Ports cause, effect and solution to challenges and Harbours (IAPH), themed facing African Ports and Harbours so “African Ports and Hinteralnd as to accord the continent its rightful Connectivity.” from 17th to 19th of pride of place in the said industry. September, 2018, to chart a way forward for African Ports and There is no gainsaying the fact that this Harbours, TRADE NEWSWIRE professional diagnostic step taken by reports. Hadiza Usman, who is also the Vice President (African Region) of the The Managing Director, Nigerian International Association of Ports and Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala Usman, Harbours (IAPH), by bringing the a Socio-Economic Reformer IAPH Conference to fruition will Authority, spearheaded the intellectual facilitate the integration of African
The President of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR giving his delivery speech during the opening ceremony of the IAPH Conference and The President of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR; The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (right) and Hadiza Bala Usman, Exhibition. Managing Director (NPA) during the opening ceremony of the IAPH Conference and Exhibition.
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Ports; engender its development so as to measure up with what is technologically /operationally obtainable in the world.
The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) established in 1955 is the global trade association for s e a p o r t s w o r l d w i d e t h a t i s headquartered in Tokyo, it is now The President of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, recognised as the Non-Governmental GCFR (2nd from left), the Chairman 2018 International Association for Ports and Harbours (IAPH) Conference, and former Head of State, General Abdusalami Abubakar, RTD, (left), Organisation (NGO) representing the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (3rd from left), Hadiza Bala Usman, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), (right) during the ports worldwide. opening ceremony of the IAPH Conference and Exhibition in Abuja. The Association has over 200 ports in membership, as well as numerous national port representative bodies, as it now has consultative status with five United Nations agencies including The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
The IAPH Conference was declared open by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, and was chaired by the former Head of State of Nigeria, Gen. President Buhari in a group photograph with Ministers, Foreign & local participants at the Maiden Regional Conference of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) in Abuja. Abdulsalam Abubakar.
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