Nigeria's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Infrastructure has made a net contribution of around one percentage point to Nigeria's improved per capita growth performance in recent years, in spite of the fact that unreliable power supply held growth back. Raising the country's...

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Main Authors: Foster, Vivien, Pushak, Nataliya
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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AIR
ICT
TAX
WEB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/575611468194346744/Nigerias-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective
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topic ACCESSIBILITY
ACCOUNTING
ACTION PLAN
ADSL
AIR
AIR TRAFFIC
AIR TRANSPORT
AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR
AIRCRAFT
AIRPORT
AIRPORT AUTHORITY
AIRPORT TERMINALS
AIRPORTS
AIRWAYS
ARTISANS
ASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE
AUTONOMOUS PORT
AVAILABILITY OF DATA
AVIATION INDUSTRY
BACKBONE
BACKBONES
BANDWIDTH
BEST PRACTICE
BEST-PRACTICE
BRIDGE
BROADBAND
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
BUDGET EXECUTION
BULK ELECTRICITY
BUSES
BUYER
CABLE
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CARGO
CARRIERS
CARS
CERTIFICATE
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONCESSION
CONGESTION
CONNECTIVITY
CONTAINER TERMINAL
COPYRIGHT
COST OF POWER
COST RECOVERY
COSTS OF POWER
CREDITWORTHINESS
CUSTOMER BASE
CUSTOMS
DEBT
DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT
DOMESTIC CAPITAL MARKETS
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMIC VIABILITY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
EQUIPMENT
FARES
FATAL ACCIDENTS
FINANCIAL BURDEN
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
FREIGHT
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS
FUEL
FUNCTIONALITY
GENERATION
GENERATION ASSETS
GENERATION CAPACITY
GENERATORS
GLOBAL STANDARDS
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
ICT
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION
INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INTERCITY PASSENGER
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
INVESTMENT TARGETS
LANDLORD MODEL
LEVIES
LICENSES
LOCOMOTIVE
MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES
MARKET CONCENTRATION
MARKET SHARE
MATERIAL
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
MOBILE NETWORKS
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE SERVICES
MOBILE TELEPHONE
MOBILITY
MONTHLY WATER BILL
NATIONAL RAIL NETWORK
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
O&M
OPERATING EXPENSES
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
PASSENGER TRAFFIC
PASSENGERS
PEAK DEMAND
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION DENSITY
POPULATION GROWTH
PORT AUTHORITIES
PORT AUTHORITY
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
PORT SERVICES
POWER
POWER PURCHASE
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTOR REFORM
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PURCHASING POWER
QUERIES
RAIL
RAIL LINES
RAIL NETWORKS
RAIL OPERATOR
RAILWAY
RAILWAYS
RESULT
RESULTS
RETRENCHMENT
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROAD
ROAD DEVELOPMENT
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD NETWORKS
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROADS
ROUTE
ROUTES
RURAL ACCESS
SANITATION
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION SERVICES
SANITATION UTILITIES
SAVINGS
SEAT CAPACITY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE RELIABILITY
SHIPPING LINES
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
TARIFFS FOR WATER
TAX
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
TELEPHONE
TERMINAL CONCESSIONS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC DENSITY
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
TRANSMISSION
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT INDICATORS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MARKET
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT QUALITY
TRANSPORT SAFETY
TRUCKS
TRUE
TURNAROUND TIME
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
USER
USER CHARGES
USERS
UTILITY CUSTOMERS
UTILITY SERVICES
VEHICLES
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER SERVICES
WATER UTILITIES
WEALTH
WEB
WEB SITE
WHOLESALE PRICES
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
spellingShingle ACCESSIBILITY
ACCOUNTING
ACTION PLAN
ADSL
AIR
AIR TRAFFIC
AIR TRANSPORT
AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR
AIRCRAFT
AIRPORT
AIRPORT AUTHORITY
AIRPORT TERMINALS
AIRPORTS
AIRWAYS
ARTISANS
ASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE
AUTONOMOUS PORT
AVAILABILITY OF DATA
AVIATION INDUSTRY
BACKBONE
BACKBONES
BANDWIDTH
BEST PRACTICE
BEST-PRACTICE
BRIDGE
BROADBAND
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
BUDGET EXECUTION
BULK ELECTRICITY
BUSES
BUYER
CABLE
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CARGO
CARRIERS
CARS
CERTIFICATE
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONCESSION
CONGESTION
CONNECTIVITY
CONTAINER TERMINAL
COPYRIGHT
COST OF POWER
COST RECOVERY
COSTS OF POWER
CREDITWORTHINESS
CUSTOMER BASE
CUSTOMS
DEBT
DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT
DOMESTIC CAPITAL MARKETS
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMIC VIABILITY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
EQUIPMENT
FARES
FATAL ACCIDENTS
FINANCIAL BURDEN
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
FREIGHT
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS
FUEL
FUNCTIONALITY
GENERATION
GENERATION ASSETS
GENERATION CAPACITY
GENERATORS
GLOBAL STANDARDS
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
ICT
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION
INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INTERCITY PASSENGER
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
INVESTMENT TARGETS
LANDLORD MODEL
LEVIES
LICENSES
LOCOMOTIVE
MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES
MARKET CONCENTRATION
MARKET SHARE
MATERIAL
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
MOBILE NETWORKS
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE SERVICES
MOBILE TELEPHONE
MOBILITY
MONTHLY WATER BILL
NATIONAL RAIL NETWORK
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
O&M
OPERATING EXPENSES
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
PASSENGER TRAFFIC
PASSENGERS
PEAK DEMAND
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION DENSITY
POPULATION GROWTH
PORT AUTHORITIES
PORT AUTHORITY
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
PORT SERVICES
POWER
POWER PURCHASE
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTOR REFORM
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROVISIONS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PURCHASING POWER
QUERIES
RAIL
RAIL LINES
RAIL NETWORKS
RAIL OPERATOR
RAILWAY
RAILWAYS
RESULT
RESULTS
RETRENCHMENT
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROAD
ROAD DEVELOPMENT
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD NETWORKS
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROADS
ROUTE
ROUTES
RURAL ACCESS
SANITATION
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION SERVICES
SANITATION UTILITIES
SAVINGS
SEAT CAPACITY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE RELIABILITY
SHIPPING LINES
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
TARIFFS FOR WATER
TAX
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
TELEPHONE
TERMINAL CONCESSIONS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC DENSITY
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
TRANSMISSION
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT INDICATORS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MARKET
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT QUALITY
TRANSPORT SAFETY
TRUCKS
TRUE
TURNAROUND TIME
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
USER
USER CHARGES
USERS
UTILITY CUSTOMERS
UTILITY SERVICES
VEHICLES
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER SERVICES
WATER UTILITIES
WEALTH
WEB
WEB SITE
WHOLESALE PRICES
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
Foster, Vivien
Pushak, Nataliya
Nigeria's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
geographic_facet Africa
Nigeria
relation Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic;
description Infrastructure has made a net contribution of around one percentage point to Nigeria's improved per capita growth performance in recent years, in spite of the fact that unreliable power supply held growth back. Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income countries could boost annual growth by around four percentage points. Nigeria has made important strides toward improving much of its infrastructure. Compared to many African peers, Nigeria has relatively advanced power, road, rail, and information and communications technology (ICT) networks that cover extensive areas of the nation's territory. In recent years, Nigeria has conducted several important infrastructure sector reforms. The ports sector has been converted to a landlord model, and terminal concessions now attract private investment on a scale unprecedented for Africa. The power sector is undergoing a restructuring, paving the way for performance improvements; the sector is finally on a path toward raising tariffs to recover a larger share of costs. Bold liberalization measures in the ICT sector have resulted in widespread, low-cost mobile services, Africa's most vibrant fixed-line sector, and major private investments in the development of a national fiber-optic backbone. A burgeoning domestic air transport sector has emerged, with strong private carriers that have rapidly attained regional significance.
format Report
author Foster, Vivien
Pushak, Nataliya
author_facet Foster, Vivien
Pushak, Nataliya
author_sort Foster, Vivien
title Nigeria's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_short Nigeria's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_full Nigeria's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_fullStr Nigeria's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Nigeria's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_sort nigeria's infrastructure : a continental perspective
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/575611468194346744/Nigerias-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27257
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spelling okr-10986-272572021-04-23T14:04:40Z Nigeria's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective Foster, Vivien Pushak, Nataliya ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTING ACTION PLAN ADSL AIR AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR AIRCRAFT AIRPORT AIRPORT AUTHORITY AIRPORT TERMINALS AIRPORTS AIRWAYS ARTISANS ASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE AUTONOMOUS PORT AVAILABILITY OF DATA AVIATION INDUSTRY BACKBONE BACKBONES BANDWIDTH BEST PRACTICE BEST-PRACTICE BRIDGE BROADBAND BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET EXECUTION BULK ELECTRICITY BUSES BUYER CABLE CAPITAL COSTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CARGO CARRIERS CARS CERTIFICATE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONCESSION CONGESTION CONNECTIVITY CONTAINER TERMINAL COPYRIGHT COST OF POWER COST RECOVERY COSTS OF POWER CREDITWORTHINESS CUSTOMER BASE CUSTOMS DEBT DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT DOMESTIC CAPITAL MARKETS E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC VALUE ECONOMIC VIABILITY ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EQUIPMENT FARES FATAL ACCIDENTS FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL VIABILITY FREIGHT FREIGHT MOVEMENTS FUEL FUNCTIONALITY GENERATION GENERATION ASSETS GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATORS GLOBAL STANDARDS GOVERNMENT BONDS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATES HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES ICT INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERCITY PASSENGER INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INVESTMENT TARGETS LANDLORD MODEL LEVIES LICENSES LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES MARKET CONCENTRATION MARKET SHARE MATERIAL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE NETWORKS MOBILE PHONE MOBILE SERVICES MOBILE TELEPHONE MOBILITY MONTHLY WATER BILL NATIONAL RAIL NETWORK NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES O&M OPERATING EXPENSES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PASSENGER TRAFFIC PASSENGERS PEAK DEMAND PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH PORT AUTHORITIES PORT AUTHORITY PORT INFRASTRUCTURE PORT SERVICES POWER POWER PURCHASE POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR REFORM PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCTIVITY PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PURCHASING POWER QUERIES RAIL RAIL LINES RAIL NETWORKS RAIL OPERATOR RAILWAY RAILWAYS RESULT RESULTS RETRENCHMENT REVENUE COLLECTION ROAD ROAD DEVELOPMENT ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD NETWORKS ROAD TRAFFIC ROADS ROUTE ROUTES RURAL ACCESS SANITATION SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION UTILITIES SAVINGS SEAT CAPACITY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE RELIABILITY SHIPPING LINES SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TARIFFS FOR WATER TAX TECHNICAL SUPPORT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE TERMINAL CONCESSIONS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSMISSION TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INDICATORS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT QUALITY TRANSPORT SAFETY TRUCKS TRUE TURNAROUND TIME UNIVERSAL ACCESS USER USER CHARGES USERS UTILITY CUSTOMERS UTILITY SERVICES VEHICLES WATER CONSUMPTION WATER SERVICES WATER UTILITIES WEALTH WEB WEB SITE WHOLESALE PRICES WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY Infrastructure has made a net contribution of around one percentage point to Nigeria's improved per capita growth performance in recent years, in spite of the fact that unreliable power supply held growth back. Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income countries could boost annual growth by around four percentage points. Nigeria has made important strides toward improving much of its infrastructure. Compared to many African peers, Nigeria has relatively advanced power, road, rail, and information and communications technology (ICT) networks that cover extensive areas of the nation's territory. In recent years, Nigeria has conducted several important infrastructure sector reforms. The ports sector has been converted to a landlord model, and terminal concessions now attract private investment on a scale unprecedented for Africa. The power sector is undergoing a restructuring, paving the way for performance improvements; the sector is finally on a path toward raising tariffs to recover a larger share of costs. Bold liberalization measures in the ICT sector have resulted in widespread, low-cost mobile services, Africa's most vibrant fixed-line sector, and major private investments in the development of a national fiber-optic backbone. A burgeoning domestic air transport sector has emerged, with strong private carriers that have rapidly attained regional significance. 2017-06-16T17:11:06Z 2017-06-16T17:11:06Z 2011-02 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/575611468194346744/Nigerias-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27257 English en_US Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Recent Economic Developments in Infrastructure Economic & Sector Work Africa Nigeria