Unity Housing Estate, Bauchi Town, Nigeria

Nigeria faces a significant shortfall in housing stock, particularly in urban areas such as the town of Bauchi. To help address this problem, the then Governor of Bauchi, Mallam Isa Yuguda, initiated a PPP project for low-cost housing in 2009, due to the limited funds avialable through the state budget.

Nigeria's Public-Private Partnerships Successes and Failures

With an estimated population of 182 million and GDP of US$481 billion in 2015, Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and largest economy, yet still faces infrastructure challenges, having committed US$38.96 billion in infrastructure investments since 2000, with 37 active PPP projects under construction or in operation as of December 2015. The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2015 ranked Nigeria’s infrastructure score 133rd out of 140 countries.

Disclosure Diagnostic Report: Nigeria

This study has been consolidated in the form of a PPP Disclosure Diagnostic Report for Nigeria. The Diagnostic Report examines the political, legal, and institutional environment for disclosure in PPPs. Based on a gap assessment exercise with key political, legal, institutional, and process findings benchmarked against the World Bank Framework, the Diagnostic Report makes specific recommendations to improve disclosure.