UK Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF)

The overarching objective of the programme is to improve infrastructure services in Nigeria, addressing lessons learned over 2 previous phases of the Nigeria infrastructure Advisory Facility programme. Through UKNIAF, consultancy services will be made available to government ministries and agencies who are involved in direct planning and delivery of infrastructure or in the development of mechanisms or transactions involving private sector financing of infrastructure. The technical assistance provided will be flexible and based on demand from government. The technical assistance provided will focus on five areas: • The power sector, • The Federal road network, • Public Private Partnerships, • Reform of the Federal capital budget • Support to rebuilding of social and economic infrastructure in Borno and Yobe states in the North East. (Support provided is expected to range from the funding of full time experts embedded in counterparty institutions through to short-term individual consultancy assignments). The expected outcomes of the programme are • Successful completion of Nigeria's power sector reforms, with a contract based market operating sustainably, privatisation of National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) plants complete, and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) concessioned. • A transformational improvement in the way public money is spent on the Federal Road Network (FRN) with a reformed Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) using a NIAF developed Road Asset Management System (RAMS) to prioritise investments and greatly strengthened budgeting and project management capability. • Substantially improved processes for the wider capital budget. All projects being assessed for economic, social and environmental impacts and decisions to prioritise on political grounds being exceptional, and taken with knowledge of opportunity costs. • At least £3 billion of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) will have reached close with UKNIAF support, and Nigeria will have substantially improved processes for developing and assessing PPPs at Federal level. • UKNIAF will have improved the timeliness and quality of at least £500 million of Nigerian Government and multilateral reconstruction spending in Borno and Yobe.