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Sovereign Investment Fund bridging Nigeria's infrastructure gap


By Folasade Akpan
Over the years, the challenge of providing adequate infrastructure for Nigerians has been a herculean task for government at all levels and the Federal Government has at several occasions called on organisations to help in bridging the gap.
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, at an event in 2020 said that in spite of government interventions over the years, Nigeria still faces a huge infrastructural deficit, which is constraining rapid economic growth.
He had said that according to the Nigerian Integrated Infrastructure Masterplan (NIIMP) and the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), Nigeria needs up to three trillion dollars over the next 30 years to bridge its infrastructure gap. ....

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