What lessons can be drawn from the success of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) internationally?
What lessons can be drawn from the success of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) internationally?
Despite having the continent’s largest economy and population, and a location at the crossroads of West and Central Africa, Nigeria has yet to capture what some would argue is its rightful position as an aviation hub. As existing airports are overhauled and new terminals constructed, this will change. However, demand-side inhibitors, such as the lack of a national...
Upgrading and developing new transport infrastructure is essential to unlocking Nigeria’s undeniable growth potential. Without adequate infrastructure to move people and goods into and around the country, many of the attributes that make Nigeria a production and consumption base primed for sustained expansion could be negated. Given that state coffers are strained, and...
The country is facing a substantial capacity deficit when it comes to meeting the current and predicted demand for cargo volumes. This is set to change with the construction of two new greenfield ports in and around Lagos, in combination with a selection of both ambitious and smaller-scale projects serving the south-east part of the country.
The effort to privatise Nigeria’s electricity sector is far from new – it was discussed as early as the late 1990s and the basics were outlined in the 2001 National Electric Power Policy. The spate of policies rolled out over the past two decades came from different administrations, but share a belief that a healthy national power system – one able to meet domestic needs...
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