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Footprints oF Goodluck

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Published by GDP Publishing

© 2014 Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Research, Documentation and Strategy

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Introduction

it’s been a very difficult task keeping pace with the various plans, policies and programmes being executed by the administration of president Goodluck Jonathan. For an administration that came into being a couple of years ago, any close observer will be amazed at the number of tangible achievements that it has attained. this is in spite of the instability caused by the unprecedented internal security challenges which not only gulped enormous resources but also impeded physical delivery of projects in some areas.

contained in this pocket-size book is a compilation of highlights of the feats recorded so far under the transformation agenda of president Jonathan. You would agree with me that it is impossible to capture every detail in a big book, much less in a little book. the purpose of this booklet is to provide important information, at a quick glance, to the reader. an appreciation of the commitment of president Jonathan to the transformation of nigeria starts from looking at the hard facts on what he has done so far. a lot of these achievements need to be highlighted in case they have escaped the attention of those who are genuinely interested in the country’s development.

this is just the first in a series.

Oronto DouglasSpecial Adviser to the President on Research, Documentation and Strategy

Contents

Introduction .............................................................. vEconomic Management .................................... 10Job creation ...................................................... 13non-oil Exports ............................................... 14credit rating ..................................................... 15Financial Markets ............................................... 18insurance ........................................................... 19oil and Gas ........................................................ 20ports .................................................................. 23rail .................................................................... 26Waterways .......................................................... 28aviation ............................................................. 29power ................................................................ 36roads ................................................................. 41Water resources ................................................ 48agriculture ......................................................... 52housing ............................................................. 57Manufacturing ................................................... 60ict .................................................................... 62health ................................................................ 68Education .......................................................... 72YouWin ............................................................. 78armed Forces .................................................... 79security .............................................................. 81political & institutional reforms ....................... 87sports ................................................................ 89Environment ...................................................... 90niger delta ........................................................ 91the creative industry ........................................ 92

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• At 7% GDP Growth, Nigeria’s economy is one of the fastest growing in the world

• The UN Conference on Trade and development has named nigeria as the no. 1 destination for investments in africa, attracting over $7bn in Foreign direct investment (Fdi)

• In 2013, 1.6 million jobs were created directly and indirectly as a result of Federal Government initiatives

• Exchange Rate has stabilised between N155 and n160 in the last three years

• Inflation Rate now 8% (December 2013), down from 12.4% in 2011. It is projected to be at single digit for another year

• External Reserves have reached $42.9billion, one of nigeria’s highest ever

• The Sovereign Wealth Fund has been established with three components: stability

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Fund, infrastructure Fund and Future Generation Fund. this will help protect the economy against future shocks and provide for future generations of nigerians

• Nigeria’s $1 billion Eurobond was oversubscribed - a sign of confidence in the country’s economy

• Nigeria’s budget deficit of 1.85% to GDP is one of the lowest in the world

• Recurrent Expenditure, a major budgetary headache for decades, is now on the downward trend

• The introduction of the Government integrated Financial Management and information system (GiFMis) has improved the acquisition, allocation, utilisation and conservation of public financial resources, using automated and integrated, effective, efficient and economic information systems

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• Personnel costs are being reduced through the integrated payroll and personnel information system (ippis). over n139.6 billion has been saved and 46,821 ghost workers identified through ippis

• With the Treasury Single Account (TSA) structure of government bank accounts, there is now a consolidated view of the cash position; 93 Mdas are currently on tsa and over government has gone from an overdraft of n102 billion in 2011 to an average credit balance of n86 billion in 2013

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JOB CREATION

key government programmes focused on direct job creation include:

1) Community Service Scheme (SURE-P)• To engage 320,000 youths in labour-

intensive work such as construction and rehabilitation of social and economic infrastructure

• About 120,000 employed so far

2) Graduate Internship Scheme (SURE-P)• The Scheme aims to attach 50,000

graduates to competent firms to enhance skills development towards employability

• 4,000 graduates have been matched so far

3) YOUWIN!• The Business Plan Competition has

successfully run two of its three cycles and is now in its third cycle

• 2400 winners have been selected and 26,000 jobs have been directly created in different sectors of the economy. at least 80,000 jobs are expected by 2015


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NON-OIL EXPORTS

• Imports of textiles, plastic & rubber, paper & paper-making material have dropped

• Exports of plastic & rubber, vegetable products, prepared foodstuff and beverages are on the increase

• Non-oil exports have increased to 31%, up from 8% five years ago


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CREDIT RATING

• Nigeria’s Credit Ratings have improved because of the strong economic indices, thereby opening up international opportunities for nigerian financial institutions and other companies

GAT Interior, Lagos Terminal, Ikeja

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FINANCIAL MARKETS

• The banking sector has been well managed and cleaned up in the aftermath of the financial markets crisis of 2008/2009

• All 24 Nigerian banks are now fully stable and adequately capitalised

• Non-Performing Loans have fallen to about 5%

• The capital market also recovered significantly after a series of policy interventions

• Stock market capitalisation (value of listed companies) has increased to n13.23 trillion

• Non-interest banking has been introduced to offer more options to nigerians in their quest for banking services as well as accommodate cultural and religious differences in the credit system


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INSURANCE

• Through the introduction of micro-insurance, compliance with compulsory insurance, more nigerians are now aware of insurance policies

• Number of policy holders has also increased from 700,000 in 2010 to 1.5 million in 2012

• Claims paid increased from N37 billion in 2010 to n52 billion in 2012


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OIL AND GAS

• There has been stable supply of petroleum products as well as efficient administration of the subsidy programme at reduced costs

• Mobilisation has begun for a new free trade zone in ogidigben, delta state, with world-class petrochemical and fertilizer plants to be built, creating over five million jobs across the value chain

• Gas flaring has been reduced from 24% to 18% between 2011 and 2012 - as a result of the encouragement of accelerated gas development projects

• The diligent implementation of the amnesty programme in the niger delta has helped to increase oil production from pre-amnesty level of 700,000 bpd to the current 2,500,000 bpd

• Nigeria will soon become a major player in the international gas market through the implementation of the nigerian Gas Master plan


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OIL AND GAS (cont’d)

• Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) programme is in full progress with 2000 cars already converted in Benin

• Domestic gas supply to support the power sector has increased by 72% as part of the emergency gas supply programme

• Government’s effort at encouraging indigenous participation in the oil and gas industry has produced an oil terminalling facility (Ebok terminal) established by an indigenous company, with a current daily crude oil production of 7,000 barrel per day and a plateau production of 50,000 bpd at full capacity

• Nigerians now own crude oil transportation tankers, flying Nigerian flags. Nigerian-owned marine vessels have increased from 54 to 388, creating employment for over 30,000 nigerians

• Onne Oil & Gas free trade zone has created 30,000 jobs directly and indirectly


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OIL AND GAS (cont’d)

• The 136km gas pipeline from Oben to Geregu has been completed

• The 31km Itoki to Olorunsogo gas pipeline has also been completed


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INFRASTRUCTURE: PORTS

• Ports operating 24 hours for the first time since 1970

• Clearing time has reduced from 39 days to 7 days for trouble-free cargo

• The number of agencies at the ports has been reduced from 13 to 7, streamlining bureaucratic and financial requirements for clearance and decongestion

Rice revolution


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INFRASTRUCTURE: RAIL

• Rail lines that had been moribund for 15 years have either undergone or are still undergoing rehabilitation and modernisation: lagos-kano, port harcourt-Maiduguri, abuja-kaduna and itakpe-ajaokuta-Warri

• Passengers carried by rail were 4.2 million in 2012, compared to 1 million three years earlier

• Rehabilitation of the Lagos-Ibadan-oshogbo-ilorin-Minna-kaduna-Zaria-kano narrow Gauge rail line has been completed

• Container cargo freight services from Apapa port complex have commenced

• Rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt-Aba-umuahia-Enugu-Makurdi-lafia-kuru-Bauchi-Gombe-Ashaka-Maiduguri with branch lines at kuru to Jos and kafanchan-kaduna narrow Gauge rail line is at various stages of completion


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RAIL (cont’d)

• 25 new locomotives have been supplied by General Electric, while over 200 coaches and wagons have been refurbished

• General Electric has committed to developing a locomotive assembly facility in nigeria to handle 200 locomotives in the next 10 years


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INFRASTRUCTURE: WATERWAYS

• The Inland Waterways provide alternative means of transporting goods, agricultural produce and services at relatively low rates

• Dredging of Lower River Niger from Baro (niger state) to Warri (delta state) has allowed all-year navigation

• Onitsha Port has been completed, while Baro Port, Lokoja Port and Oguta Port are under construction

• Volume of cargo transported in the inland waterways has doubled in the last two years

• Number of passengers travelling by water was 1.3 million in 2012, compared to a mere 250,000 the previous year

• Contracts are on course for the dredging of the Lower River Benue and Makurdi River Ports

• To ease congestion at the ports, government has approved the establishment of six inland container depots


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INFRASTRUCTURE: AVIATION

• For the first time ever, Nigeria has an aviation Master plan and road Map

• There has been a robust revision of the Civil aviation national policy for the first time in over 12 years.

• For the first time in over three decades, all 22 federally-owned airports across the country are being remodelled, resulting in improved passenger experience

• For the first time also, five modern international passenger terminals are being constructed simultaneously in lagos, abuja, port harcourt, kano and Enugu

• Obsolete power infrastructure is being replaced/upgraded across major airports in the country

• Fire-fighting infrastructure now state-of-the-art across the airports


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AVIATION (cont’d)

• Installation of cutting-edge navigational aids and instruments landing systems (ils), including runway lights and total radar coverage (tracon), to enhance air safety

• Installation of modern, state-of-the-art communication and surveillance infrastructure, making communication between air traffic controllers (atcs) and pilots much more seamless

• State-of-the-art Meteorological infrastructure (doppler Weather radars, low-level Wind shear alerts systems-llWsas) to enhance accurate, timely weather observation, forecasting and reporting

• Security infrastructure is also being replaced/upgraded to cope with emerging security challenges


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AVIATION (cont’d)

• Installation of an Accident Investigation and analysis laboratory in nigeria. it is one of the only four in africa and the only one in the West african sub-region

• Designation of six Hajj and six Christian pilgrim terminals

• Upgrade of NCAT’s training capabilities, expanding beneficial relationships that support training and human capital development in the aviation sector

• Restructuring of Parastatals to deliver best performance and services

• Restructuring of the Nigerian Civil Aviation authority (ncaa) to expand and promote safety oversight, surveillance and human capital development in the industry

• Development of comprehensive economic and consumer protection regulations, including a statement of passenger rights


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AVIATION (cont’d)

• Streamlining of General Aviation (GA) to eliminate unauthorised commercial operations, promote scheduled airlines’ profitability and safety

• Elimination of unfavourable Concession and lease agreements that were inconsistent with the public interest, industry growth and advancement

• Promotion of private sector and international investors’ participation in nigerian aviation sector

• Deployment of modern technology and digitisation of records and processes

• Creation of cutting-edge revenue collection solutions which eliminate corruption, increase revenue and promotes transparency and efficiency

• Stringent regime of enforcement, reward for complete compliance and denial of privileges for violations


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AVIATION (cont’d)

• More friendly operating environment for domestic carriers

• New leasing company for Aircraft

• Six airports, namely Jos, Makurdi, Yola, Jalingo, lagos and ilorin, which are strategically located in proximity to food baskets have been designated as perishable cargo airports and international standards perishable cargo facilities are being developed at these airports. a new cargo development division has been established in Faan to give focus to this effort

Abuja light rail


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INFRASTRUCTURE: POWER

• President Jonathan launched the Nigerian power sector reform roadmap in 2010 to address the power supply deficit

• Unbundled PHCN companies (11 distribution and 6 generation companies) have been successfully privatised and handed over to new owners

• The Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trader (NBET) has been established to drive private sector investment into the industry by executing bankable power purchase agreements with power developers

• The transmission of power has been concessioned to upgrade and expand the national grid network

• Average hours of power availability in 10 major cities has increased from a low of less than nine hours in 2011 to around 15 hours today


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POWER (cont’d)

• Licensing has been done to facilitate privatisation of 34 ipps

• Federal Government has entered into an Mou with worldwide leaders in the power sector, General Electric, to invest up to 15% equity in power projects in the country summing up to 10,000mw capacity by the year 2020

• GE also proposes to establish local packaging facility for small aero-derivative turbines in nigeria

• An MoU with similar commitment has also been signed with siemens, Germany. siemens proposes to increase thermal generating capacity of up to 10,000mw by investing equity of 15% per Independent power project

• Siemens will also establish an in-country service workshop as well as fund the study of an integration of renewable energy sources to conventional source


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POWER (cont’d)

• The Federal Government has signed an Mou with daewoo E &c of korea to invest up to 20% equity per project summing up to 10,000mw

• Eletrobras of Brazil also signed an MoU with the Federal Government to invest in both thermal and hydro generating sources as well as in the transmission network of nigeria

• The Ex-Im Bank of the United States of america signed an Mou with the Federal Government to provide an investment window of up to $1.5billion for investors willing to invest in the nigerian power sector. this is the first time such an amount will be made available by the US Exim Bank for a specific sector in africa

• The PoweWaterr Construction Corporation (pcc) of china has signed an Mou with the Federal Government to invest in the construction of 20,000 mw gas power and 10,000km transmission line


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POWER (cont’d)

• New units at the thermal power stations have been completed to increase existing generation capacity. this was done in the following locations: olorunshogo in ogun state, 563MW; sapele in delta state, 225 MW; and omotosho in ondo state, 112.5MW

• Xian Electric Engineering Co. Ltd has signed an Mou for the financing and turnkey delivery of nigerian transmission upgrading project to the tune of $1 billion

• Expansion of gas supply and infrastructure

• New procurement for power from IPPs (Greenfield)

• Commencement of the development of 2 x 1000mw coal-fired power plants at Enugu, Gombe, Kogi and Benue axis; and 27 small/medium hydropower projects

• Ground breaking ceremony for the 700MW Zungeru hydro plant in niger state


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POWER (cont’d)

• Kick-off of the Access to Power Initiative (operation Electrify nigeria) of the Federal Ministry of power

• Lifeline tariff of N4/kwh for those consuming below 50 kwh/month

• Ongoing negotiation on Mambila hydroelectric power project award to produce 3050MW of electricity

• The Technical Monitoring Committee has been constituted by Federal Ministry of Finance to coordinate african development Bank’s support loan of $185.2 million to the power sector

• Two private sector-led, federal government-backed solar plants of 1000mw each under construction in Yobe and kano states


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INFRASTRUCTURE: ROADS

• A total of 2000 kilometres of road were built or rehabilitated as at the end of 2013 - the highest in a single year by any government

• Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Benin-ore-shagamu highway and Enugu-port harcourt dual carriage are being reconstructed

• Kano-Maiduguri and Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja are undergoing dualisation

• Oweto Bridge across River Benue is being constructed

• Onitsha-Owerri and Vom-Manchok roads have been completed

• Onitsha-Enugu road and Lokoja-Benin road are being reconstructed and expanded

• Construction works have also commenced on the lagos-ibadan Expressway reconstruction and Expansion


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ROADS (cont’d)

• Second Niger Bridge project has been concessioned to Julius Berger/AIM consortium. Early works have commenced

• Work is progressing on the Reconstruction of Mokwa-Bide Road, Akure-Ilesha Road, sokoto-tambuwal-Jega road, Enugu-abakaliki road, ogoja-ikom road and Vandekiya-Obudu Road, among others

• Commencement of sustained Preventive road Maintenance programme along all critical Federal roads nationwide

• Recovery and sustained maintenance of over 60% of Federal Roads total length

• Increased good and safe motorable length of Federal Roads from about 52% (17,742km) to over 83% (28,320km)


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ROADS (cont’d)

Condition 2011 (%KM) 2013 (%KM)Good 52% (17,742KM) 83% (28,320KM)Bad 48% (16,378KM) 17% (5,800KM)

• Procurement and distribution of 38 state-of-the-art Bergkamp FP5 Mobile Pothole patchers for all-year round road repairs

• Installation and commencement of asphaltic concrete production from two Major 80tph FErMa asphalt plants in 2012

• Introduction of the FERMA-SURE P public works programme, engaging and training over 6,000 nigerian youths on road maintenance works thereby creating a social safety net and road ownership attitude with abutting communities

• Quick intervention/communication call lines for public-Government interaction on conditions of Federal roads nationwide

Kano-Maiduguri road

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ROADS (cont’d)

• Commencement of full-scale production of cold asphaltic concrete mix for all year round intervention on road failures all over the country

• Systematic replacement of weak box culverts with short bridges and reinstatement of vandalised bridge handrails along critical highways

• Provision of road support services to over 90 locations for accident victims (first aid) and police intervention on flash points nationwide

• Commencement of the National Joint programme of action against road abuses and routine surveillance to prolong road pavement life span and protect road assets nationwide

• Effective routine use of over 40 mini asphalt plant for regular production and utilization of hot rolled asphalt for proactive road maintenance works


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ROADS (cont’d)

• Ensuring sustained vegetation control along major Federal highways thus improving intervisibility, checking the heinous activities of hoodlums along highways and reducing the rate of accidents due to blind curves and overgrown weed

• Provision of street lightings along usually dark urban stretches of Federal highways and major bridges across the country


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WATER RESOURCES

• Seven water supply projects have been completed, providing about 4.3 million nigerians access to potable water

• Over 4,000 jobs were created in the process

• As at 2012, 65.29% of the population had access to safe water, compared to 60% in 2011

• Nine dams have been completed in Akwa ibom, katsina, Enugu and ondo states to increase volume of nation’s water reservoir by 422mcm

• Size of irrigated area has more than doubled from 90,000 hectares in 2010 to 175,000 hectares in 2012 and increased production of over 400,000 metric tonnes of irrigated food products

• 375,000 farmers had access to irrigated land in 2012, up from 236,000 in 2011


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WATER RESOURCES (cont’d)

• Progress has been made on major projects such as the south chad irrigation project, the Bakolori Irrigation Project and the Galma dam

Onitsha-Owerri dual carriageway


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AGRICULTURE

• Four decades of corruption in fertilizer and seed distribution ended with direct access by farmers, thereby saving the government n25 billion in 2012 alone

• Over 250,000 farmers and youths in northern states now profitably engaged in farming

• First ever database of farmers has been developed with 6 million farmers registered and now being updated/monitored annually

• Nigeria is first African country to develop e-wallet for input delivery to farmers, eliminating sharp practices by middlemen

• Private sector seed and fertilizer companies now sell directly to farmers. over n15 billion of fertilizers and n1.5 billion of seeds were sold directly via e-wallet system


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AGRICULTURE (cont’d)

• Dry season production through irrigation kick-started in 10 northern states - kebbi, Zamfara, sokoto, katsina, kano, Jigawa, Gombe, Niger, Kogi and Bauchi - resulting in an output of 1.07 million metric tonnes

• Combined production of Dry Season and Main season paddy now 1.76 million metric tonnes - unprecedented in nigeria’s history

• Government policies have led to the establish-ment of 13 new rice mills by private investors

• Nigeria is on the road to being self-sufficient in rice production

• Production has expanded for high quality cassava flour to substitute imported wheat in the baking industry

• There is further boost for non-oil export as china has ordered 3.2 million metric tonnes of dried cassava chips for ethanol production


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• Nigeria’s food import bill reduced from n1.1 trillion in 2011 to n648 billion in 2012, placing the country firmly on the path to food self-sufficiency

• Over 8 million metric tonnes of food were added to domestic supply in 2012, about 70% above projection

• The government recently launched a self-employment initiative under the Youth Employment in agriculture programme (YEap) called the nagropreneur programme. this scheme, designed to encourage youth to go into commercial agriculture as entrepreneurs, plans to develop over 750,000 young nagropreneurs by 2015

• The Federal Government launched staple crop processing Zones to support investments in the entire agricultural value chain. at present, there are significant private investment commitments from agribusiness ventures such as: Flour Mills


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of nigeria, the dangote Group, syngenta, Indorama, AGCO, and Belstar Capital

• In 2012, 2.2 million metric tonnes of cassava chips were exported, exceeding the target by over 100% while the 40% substitution of cassava for wheat has been achieved through research and collaboration with the iita and Federal institute for industrial research

• There was a decline in wheat imports to nigeria from an all-time high of 4,051,000 Mt in 2010 to 3,700,000 Mt in 2012

• President Jonathan has launched the Dry season Farm support programme to encourage dry season farming with n14bn, representing an increase of 56% over the 2013 season. over 600,000 farmers registered, representing an increase of 125% over 2013

• A 65-year-old US-trained Nigerian engineer, sulaiman Famro, has developed


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the ‘Farmking’ , a locally made 4-in-1 multipurpose farm mechaniser

• The Bank of Industry has signed an agreement with six tractor companies for the local production of tractors and fittings to boost the agricultural revolution

• Silo capacity has been increased over 300% since the reforms in agriculture started


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HOUSING

• Over 61,000 housing units have been built in six geopolitical zones to provide affordable and quality houses

• The Nigerian Mortgage Refinancing company (nMrc), a ppp arrangement, has been set up to enable up to 200,000 affordable mortgages within five years

• World Bank has agreed to support Federal Government with investment of up to $300 million zero-interest, 40-year loan, 10 years grace and 0.7% commitment charge - to lower costs, particularly lending rates

Onitsha Head Bridge

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MANUFACTURING

• With the large domestic market, the policy is geared towards encouraging import substitution where nigeria has a comparative advantage, and exports, where we can be competitive internationally

• Federal Government has developed the national industrial revolution plan (nirp) on the entire value chain of sub-sectors such agro-processing (e.g. rice milling, sugar procession, cassava for wheat flour and other products, etc., consumer goods manufacturing, cement, textiles, and petrochemicals)

• It has also developed the Sugar Master Plan (NSMS) to provide roadmap for 100% local production of sugar

• Nigeria is now a net exporter of cement. nigeria has moved from producing 2 million metrictonnes of cement in 2002 to a capacity of 28.5 million metric tonnes today


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MANUFACTURING (cont’d)

• With no permit issued in 2012 for cement importation, savings of over n200 billion were made

• The Onne Oil and Gas Free zone has been transformed with $6 billion invested leading to the attraction of 150 companies into the zone with 30,000 jobs created to date

• Foreign investments in manufacturing have been on the rise e.g. indorama’s $1.2 billion fertilizer plant at onne, procter & Gamble’s $250 million consumer goods plant in Ogun State, SAB Miller’s $100 million brewery at onitsha

• Nigeria has negotiated a strong Common External tariff (cEt) agreement with our EcoWas partners which would enable us to protect our strategic industries where necessary


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ICT

• Government policies have helped the telecoms sector to grow exponentially

• The ICT sector is the fastest growing sector in the country

• The telecommunications industry currently contributes 8.53% to the GDP, compared to 0.62% in 2001

• Mobile phone/voice penetration has increased to 85.25% of the population, compared to 0.73% in 2001

• There are over 50 million mobile internet subscriptions in nigeria

• Government currently delivers more than 50 services online, including passport and driving licence application process compared to 30 at the end of 2012


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ICT (cont’d)

• 250 websites hosted on “.gov.ng” platform and 420 Mdas connected

• Nigerian e-commerce companies are some of the fastest growing companies in the world

• Two IT Development Entrepreneur accelerators (idEa hubs) have been launched in Yaba, lagos and tinapa, cross river state

• 27 Federal Universities connected via

10GBps meshed trunk circuits, to form the nigerian research & Education network (ng rEn) with connectivity to other international research networks

• National Broadband Plan approved in May 2013

• NigComSat-1R satellite was launched to provide more options for distributed access and rural connectivity


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ICT (cont’d)

• The IT transformation has also led to online shopping in nigeria, previously unheard of. Value of online shopping grew 25% to n62.4 billion in 2011 from n49.9 billion in 2010

• Nigeria has developed locally produced tablets, equivalent to the ipad

• Construction of 500km of fibre-optic cable to rural areas, with 3,000km more targeted for deployment in 2013/2014

• A total of 266 Public Access Venues were established in 2013: 156 rural it centres, 110 community communication centres

• Facilitation of the deployment of mobile communications base stations in rural areas of Nigeria. A total of 59 Base Stations have been installed thus far, with an additional 1,000 planned for 2014

• Provision of wholesale internet bandwidth to internet service providers, cybercafes,


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ICT (cont’d)

and ict centres like community communication centres (ccc) in rural communities – connectivity to 12 out of 18 pilot sites completed

• Provision of computing facilities to 74 tertiary institutions and 218 public schools across the country

• Establishment of innovation centres to support entrepreneurs in the ict sector and a Venture Capital fund of $15 million for ict businesses

African Champions,

Super Eagles of Nigeria

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HEALTH

• There has been an improved access to primary healthcare

• Under the “Saving One Million Lives” initiative, over 433,650 lives were saved from november 2012 to June 2013 by scaling up six cost-effective interventions including Maternal & child health, nutrition, prevention of Mother to child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, Provision of Essential commodities, Malaria control, routine immunisation/Eradication of polio

• 1500 primary healthcare facilities have been refurbished and supplied with essential drugs

• Several teaching hospitals and medical centres have been rehabilitated and modernised e.g. OAU and UNIBEN teaching hospitals

• Establishment of the Nigeria Centre for disease control (ndcd)


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HEALTH (cont’d)

• Maternal mortality has dropped by more than 50% in Midwives Service Scheme (Mss) facilities from 2009 to 2012

• MOU has been signed with General Electric (GE) for the establishment of private world class specialist hospitals and diagnostic centres under ppp arrangement

• Overseas component of the Residency training programme to build the capacity of health professionals with 60 doctors benefiting

• Open heart surgeries have resumed at the university of nigeria teaching hospital, Enugu since March, 2013 and over 25 patients have so far been operated successfully. this was followed by the resumption of open heart surgery at the university college hospital ibadan in october, 2013

• The country has reduced the prevalence of malaria in children


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HEALTH (cont’d)

• Capacity for kidney transplant has been strengthened within the last one year with lagos university teaching hospital and university of ilorin teaching hospital joining the league

• Since the launch of the Community-Based health insurance scheme, the scheme has been fully established in a number of communities in 12 states, thereby granting medical access to poor nigerians

• Health insurance coverage increased from 6% in 2011 to 8% in 2013

• The National Immunisation Coverage increased from 38% in 2012 to 82% in 2013

• Under-5 mortality is down to 94/1000 live births from 157/1000 live births

• Maternal Mortality ratio has reduced from 545/100,000 in 2008 to 350/100,000 live births in 2012


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HEALTH (cont’d)

• Total elimination of malaria is the next target of the government

• Guinea worm disease, which previously affected over 800,000 lives yearly, has been eradicated from nigeria

• Introduction, for the first time in the history of nigeria, a curriculum for the training of paramedics

• In 2013, government recruited 11,300 frontline health workers who were deployed to under-served communities across the country

• Over 400,000 lives have been saved through various interventions

• For the first time in the history of the country, there has not been any transmission of the type-3 Wild polio virus for more than one year


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EDUCATION

• In order to reduce the 10.5 million out of school children in the country, a number of special intervention programmes such as the almajiri Education, the Girl-child Education and Back-to-School were initiated

• In 13 states, special girl schools are being constructed while in 27 states, 125 day and boarding schools are being constructed under the almajiri education programme

• 12 new universities (9 in the North, 3 in the south) have been established to enhance access to a Federal university across the country and absorb thousands of students who are denied university admission every year

• High Impact Fund to support higher institutions of learning has been established to become centres of Excellence in specific areas. Each selected university gets n3 billion; polytechnics and colleges of Education n1 billion


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EDUCATION (cont’d)

• A total of 101 Presidential Special scholarships for innovation and development (prEssid) have been awarded to beneficiaries for training in top 25 universities in the world

• As a result of these interventions, enrolment in basic schools increased from 23 million in 2010 to 29 Million in 2012. this will further increase with the handing over of almajiri schools to state governments

• Over 100 Innovation Enterprise Institutions have been licensed to provide alternative access to higher education through technical and vocational education and training

• The number of National Certificate of Education (ncE) awarding institutions has increased from 96 to 124 since 2011

• To improve the quality of instruction, Federal Government has sponsored 7,000 lecturers of federal and state tertiary


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institutions for post-graduate studies home and abroad

• Student enrolment in the Colleges of Education has increased from 620,000 in 2011 to 750,000 in 2013 – a 20% increase

• The National Open University of Nigeria (noun) is expanding its capacities to increase enrolment to 250,000 annually

• Laboratories in the 51 Federal and State polytechnics have been rehabilitated with state-of-the-art equipment

• In 2013, Federal Government rehabilitated 352 laboratories and constructed 72 newlibraries in the Federal unity schools

• Micro-teaching laboratories are being constructed in 58 Federal and state colleges of Education across the Federation


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• Between 2007 and 2013, Federal Government has almost tripled the allocation for education from n224 billion to n634 billion

Blessing Okagbare received

two medals - long jump Silver and 200m

bronze - at the 2013 World Athletics

Championships in Moscow, Russia

photo credit: nigeria2z.com


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YouWIN!

• Government has introduced the Female teacher trainee scholarship scheme to give opportunities to women from marginalised, remote, rural areas to acquire skills and knowledge and train as teachers

• The Youth Enterprise with Innovation in nigeria (YouWin!) programme has trained 12,000 aspiring or existing young entrepreneurs

• YouWiN! is presently funding 1,200 entrepreneurs identified in the first round of the three round competition

• It has dentified 1,200 women in May 2013 across the six geopolitical zones to receive funding in the second round

• As at March 2013, a total of 12,108 jobs had been created across the country in the early stages of the first round. at least 80,000 jobs are expected by the end of the third round in 2015


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ARMED FORCES

• Development of a National Counter terrorism strategy (nactEst)

• Capacity, equipment and logistics have been overhauled for counter-terrorism and counter insurgency

• Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency centre has been set up

• Department of Civil Military Affairs, Army transformation and innovation centre and the directorate of campaign planning have been established at the army headquarters

• New formations and units have been set up to enhance operational capability

• Compo Ration Manufacturing Factory has been established

• The Nigerian Army Language Institute, conceived to make army personnel bi-lingual within two years, has been established


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ARMED FORCES (cont’d)

• Dog Centre has been established • Nigerian Army has built the first locally

made armoured personnel carrier (apc)

• The first made-in-Nigeria warship has come on board

• The first made-in-Nigeria unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or “drone”) named GULMA was built by the nigerian air Force

• There have been successful test flights of other UAVs named AMEBO II and AMEBO III and commencement of the design of AMEBO IV

• Installation of ground stations for real-time streaming of aerial surveillance pictures and videos


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SECURITY

• Following unprecedented security challenges, the national security strategy has been marshalled to advance the nation’s strategic approach and strengthen the security and resilience at home

• Government has made very significant progress in the fight against terrorism.

The influence of the Boko Haram group has greatly been whittled down

• Government has passed into law “The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2011” which provides for measures for the protection, prohibition and combating of acts of terrorism, the financing of terrorism in nigeria and for the effective implementation of the convention on the prevention and combating of terrorism and the convention on the suppression of the Financing of terrorism

• The need for better cohesion on the part of security agencies has led to the streamlining of their roles

Patique tem dem conderei igilla notatil icaudet iostem nunt fuius ium

AMEBO III drone

produced by the Nigerian Air Force

Institute of Technology

photo credit: beegeagle’s blog


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SECURITY (cont’d)

• The declaration of a State of Emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States marked a turnaround in the fight against the Boko haram sect

• Insurgents have moved away from urban areas to remote and border areas which made it easier for the security forces to isolate the sect

• Many urban areas which hitherto were under heavy influence of the sect became liberated and ensured the resumption of normal socio-economic activities

• The Office of the National Security Adviser has evolved an effective crisis management process which clearly defines the procedures to adopt by security agencies and organs of government in the event of a crisis

• Bilateral and multilateral partnerships with usa, uk, Germany, canada, Germany, Israel, Lebanon, Algeria, Niger, Benin, chad and cameroon


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SECURITY (cont’d)

• To ensure effective policing and a turnaround in the fortunes of the nigeria police, government embarked on comprehensive police reforms. this reform which has been ongoing is intended to transform the police into a more efficient force in the next six years

• The reforms intend to overhaul the equipment and logistic holding of the police, and upgrade its training, among other benefits

• Installation of round-the-clock CCTV around abuja and lagos to fight crime. other cities will come under coverage soon

• Enhancing Counter-Terrorism capabilities through the emplacement of cyber-security framework, national crisis Management centre and national computer Emergency response team (n-cErt)

• Improved intelligence gathering and sharing by all security agencies


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SECURITY (cont’d)

• Reform of criminal justice system with the establishment of a terrorism offences prosecution office in the Ministry of Justice

• Emplacement of a comprehensive Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) programme to re-orientate detained or imprisoned combatants


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POLITICAL & INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS

• With commitment to non-interference in the electoral process, and a complete free hand to the security agencies and the independent national Electoral commission (inEc), elections in nigeria have been universally acknowledged as credible. recent examples are the governorship polls in Edo, ondo and kogi states

• President Jonathan has continued to encourage gender empowerment in his appointments. He has entrenched the 35% affirmative action as regards women in governance through the appointment of 13 female ministers (out of 42) and four special advisers (out of 18) into his cabinet

• Institution-building through the strengthening of anti-graft agencies without interference from the president

• Convocation of a national conference for nigerians to dialogue on national issues as part of the political evolution of nigeria


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POLITICAL & INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS (cont’d)

• Liberalisation of political space, thereby allowing actors their freedom of speech and freedom of association without any victimisation or persecution

• Non-interference in the National Assembly, leading to stable leadership


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SPORTS

• After the failure at the 2012 London olympics, president Jonathan convened a presidential retreat on sports and far-reaching decisions were reached to improve nigeria’s performance in international competitions

• Subsequently, Super Eagles won 2013 africa cup of nations after 19 years

• The Golden Eaglets won the U-17 World cup in the united arab Emirates (uaE)

• The Flying Eagles finished 3rd at U-20 african championship in algeria

• Nigeria placed 1st at the 2012 Senior african athletics championship in port Novo with 10 Gold, 6 Silver and 5 Bronze medals


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ENVIRONMENT

• Launch of the multibillion naira Great Green Wall project to fight desertification all the way from sokoto state in the north-West to Borno State in the North-East

• Raising of 6,720,000 seedlings in seven desertification front line states, adamawa, Bauchi, Jigawa, Yobe, Kebbi, Katsina, Kano, Yobe, Sokoto and Borno States, under the Great Green Wall sahara projects

• Launch of the North-East Development programme to accelerate development in the region, tackle environmental challenges, protect livelihoods, create jobs and fight poverty

• Establishment of 13 web-based Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) in Benue, Kebbi, ibadan, abeokuta, port harcourt, akure, Minna, Sokoto, Ilorin, Benin City, Kebbi, Benue and Kaduna

• Effective oil spill management in the Niger delta


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NIGER DELTA

• Stability in the Niger Delta region after years of restiveness

• Successful implementation of the Amnesty programme for ex-militants

• Training and retraining of ex-militants and community members

• Scholarships for thousands of Niger Delta youths

• Constant and consistent peace-making and peace-building in the oil-bearing region


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THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY

• President Jonathan approved special support for the creative industry and directed Nex-Im Bank to provide backing to the industry. Many in the industry have benefited from this initiative

• The Jonathan Administration, through the project advancing creativity and technology (pact) in nollywood, has provided a n3 billion grant programme for nollywood

• In 2013, the Fund supported capacity building and film production in the industry

The Giant Strides and Footprints of Preseident Goodluck Jonathan

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