President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the just completed Baro River Port in Niger State. The Baro River Port was built by a Chinese firm, CGCC Global Project Nigeria Limited at the total cost of N6 billion. The port is equipped with a mobile harbour crane, transit shed, administrative block, fire hydrant system, water treatment plant, …read more →
Author: Lanre Alabi
Lanre Alabi is the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Infrastructure Development Magazine
Governor Mohammed Abubakar: Promoting all-round development through infrastructure
His Excellency, Governor Mohammed Abubakar, Executive Governor of Bauchi State, perfectly understands the developmental needs of his people and well-grounded on how they could be delivered. To crystalize this ambition, immediately on assumption of office, his administration embarked on the construction of major Bauchi Township and inter-city road projects, the construction and rehabilitation of urban …read more →
Engr. Chidi K.C. Izuwah : Providing enabling environment for infrastructure development
The establishment of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) in cognizance of the collaborative roles that the public and private sectors share in pursuing the country’s national growth and development agenda, especially as it concerns infrastructure provision and delivery was a great move. Going by the key strategic objective of ICRC, which is to accelerate …read more →
Istanbul New Airport, Displaces Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson to become the world’s largest
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in November inaugurated Istanbul’s new international airport, the ambitious, award-winning project that has overturned Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson to become the world’s largest. Erdogan has championed the $12 billion project to make Istanbul a global travel hub linking Europe, Asia and Africa and turn flag carrier Turkish Airlines into an aviation giant. …read more →
Countries with the Best Roads
Experts have identified road infrastructure as a key factor in spurring economic growth and improving social welfare. Experts have also noticed an interesting correlation between a region’s connectivity through infrastructure, such as roads, and poverty level. The United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and Switzerland have the highest ranked roads in the world. The United Arab Emirates …read more →
Countries with the Best Infrastructure
Hong Kong, Singapore, Netherlands, Japan, and United Arab Emirates are home to the world’s best infrastructure. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Netherlands are home to the best infrastructure in the world. The Global Competitiveness report that is put out by WEF ranks 137 countries on a scale where …read more →
The entrepreneural revolution in the power sector: prospects and challenges
Rome was not built in a day, so the saying goes but the “Rome” of the power sector (with its attendant life giving stimulus to the economy and its importance to the well-being of the people) needed to have being built more than several decades ago. The realities are not good enough but there are …read more →
7 African destinations for private capital investment in infrastructure
The economy of African countries will continue to pull private capital and investments for many more years. This is rationally premised on the state of infrastructure of many economies on the continent. The state of modern infrastructure in these places is less than the global index for strong and emerging. The appalling state of this …read more →
Nigeria signs $2billion industrial parks agreement
The Federal Government said it has signed a $2 billion trade agreement with a Chinese textile and garment firm, Ruyi Group, for the commencement of industrial parks across the country. The Minister of Trade, Commerce and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enyinna Enelamah, who disclosed this recently in Abuja, explained that a country like Nigeria, with a …read more →
Lagos N49bn Medical Park will deliver global standards healthcare experience
The planned Lagos state government Medical Park worth N49 billion would lead to improved healthcare experience and promote medical tourism. Jide Idris, Commissioner for Health said Medipark International Ltd. Consortium, US has been engaged to develop, construct, manage and operate the medical park that would be sited at the former Lagos State School of Nursing …read more →