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- 5 Jul 2022
Lagos Govt Records Giant Strides in Affordable Quality Mass Housing Delivery with Public-Private Partnership
The Lagos Government has announced that it has achieved significant strides in the provision of affordable quality accommodation for residents of the state by taking advantage of the Public-Private…
- 5 Mar 2015
Etisalat Says Public-Private Partnerships Critical for Universal Broadband Plan
Universal broadband is a real target that can be achieved through public private partnerships to promote greater digital, social and financial inclusion in the developing world, observed Mr. Ahmad…
- 28 Jul 2024
SEC Seeks Public-private Partnerships to Finance Green Economy
The Securities and Exchange Commission has called for public-private partnerships to drive Nigeria’s transition to a green economy. In a statement made available on Sunday, Emomotimi Agama, the…
- 6 Sept 2024
Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development: Insights from Anambra and Lagos States
At the Hyperscalers Convergence Africa Conference held recently at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, leading experts in technology and infrastructure development convened to discuss regulatory…
- 17 Nov 2022
Opaleye Applauds FG on DEIWG, says Public-private Partnerships Essential for Digital Economy
Adewale Opaleye, who is the group chief executive officer of Nigeria’s leading business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform Alerzo, has applauded the federal government for constituting the Digital…
- 31 May 2016
MasterCard Leads Debate On Sustainable Banking, Public-Private Partnerships
MasterCard, a technology company in the global payments industry, reaffirmed its support for the Arab banking industry’s journey towards digital transformation and sustainable banking practices with…
- 1 Mar 2016
Experts Seek Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Financial Inclusion
A greater emphasis on Public-Private Partnership (PPP)-led financial inclusion efforts is needed to drive economic and social development across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), experts concluded at…
- 6 Apr 2009
Akpabio Tasks Banks over Public Private Partnership
Afribank Nigeria Plc has been challenged by Chief Godswill Akpabio, the Akwa Ibom state Governor to embrace Public-Private Partnership in an effort aimed at providing 10,000 housing units to the…
- 6 Dec 2023
Airtel Africa Urges Enhanced Public-private Collaboration for Climate Action in Africa @ COP28
Segun Ogunsanya, group CEO of Airtel Africa plc, has reaffirmed the importance of an enabling policy environment for sustainable development and climate action in partnership with Africa’s private…
- 8 Dec 2014
Private Sector Thinks ‘Out of the Box’ on South Africa’s Woes
The private sector should collaborate with government to solve South Africa’s problems and brainstorm workable solutions that lend themselves to public-private partnerships. A more proactive…
- 21 Mar 2016
IBM, Peace Corps Boost Women Empowerment In West Africa
Historic public-private partnership with the Peace Corps supports Lets Girls Learn initiative via high impact, pro bono consulting assignment in Ghana Breaking through the proverbial glass ceiling…
- 9 Sept 2016
Partnerships and Potential: Laying The Foundations for A Better Future
The World Bank recently reported a 92% increase in the amount of investment for public-private partnerships in Emerging Market Developing Economies (EMDEs) in 2015. This translates as $99.9 billion…
- 28 Dec 2022
PPP has Made Significant Contribution to Economic Growth and Human Capital in Lagos - George
The Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), Mr. Ope George, has said that PPPs structure is a good vehicle that can be explored to stimulate national…
- 6 Dec 2016
Blame Weak Legislation for PPP Failures- Experts
Experts at the just-concluded African Engineering Conference, organised by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have blamed the failure of public-private partnership on…
- 28 Feb 2013
Philips Launches “Fabric of Africa” Focusing on NCDs, Others
Royal Philips Electronics has launched “Fabric of Africa” - a collaborative campaign to drive public-private partnerships and to improve healthcare access across the continent. The main…
- 24 May 2023
MTN Nigeria Shines at SABRE Awards Africa with Five Certificates of Excellence
In acknowledgment of its accomplishments in harnessing public relations and communication to foster public-private partnerships and shared value in Nigeria, MTN Nigeria has received five Certificates…
- 30 Jul 2017
NIMC Blames PPP for Delays in e-ID Card Distribution
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has blamed weak Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement for the delay in the distribution of the all-important electronic identity cards…
- 28 Jul 2022
Lagos PPP Office Warns Residents on Clogging of Drains
The Lagos State Government through the Office of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) has again warned residents of the state to refrain from clogging drains with silt and refuse to prevent avoidable…
- 18 Jul 2022
Lagos PPP Office Warns Residents on Clogging of Drains
The Lagos State Government through the Office of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) has again warned residents of the state to refrain from clogging drains with silt and refuse to prevent avoidable…
- 15 Jul 2021
Government Support and Effective Policies Key to Future Growth of SMEs Across MEA- Mastercard Research Reveals
New research by Mastercard has highlighted the important role of government support in helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to recover, position for…
- 17 May 2020
Lagos Assembly Approves Unification of Fibre Infrastructure, Connectivity for Telcos
In its bid to unify the telecommunications cables in the state, the Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the request of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a Unified Fibre Infrastructure and…
- 17 Nov 2022
Stakeholders Proffer Ways to Strengthen PPP Structure in Lagos State
Buoyed by the impact of the Office of Public-Private Partnerships in closing the infrastructure gap in Lagos State across different sectors, stakeholders have suggested ways to further strengthen the…
- 12 May 2017
Africa has 3 Years to Meet Internet Access Deadline - Kagame
Public-private partnerships and bridging the digital divide will help Africa meet the Broadband Commission target of providing at least 50% of its population with internet access by 2020. This is…
- 28 Jan 2024
TAJBank, NIPOST Collaborate on PPP Initiatives
TAJBank Limited, Nigeria’s fastest growing non-interest banking services provider, and Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) have formalised a new public-private partnership (PPP) initiative with a view…
- 30 Sept 2022
PPP Will Play a Critical Role in Accelerating Nigeria's Digital Economy - NITDA DG
Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has given a nod to the call for proposals to support the establishment of Digital Innovation Hubs in…
- 1 Aug 2013
USPF, Stakeholders Seek New ICT Growth Paradigm
The Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) was established with a mandate to ‘achieve universal access, universal coverage and universal service through a public-private partnership framework that…
- 6 Jun 2014
Technology, Partnership Approach Driving MasterCard Financial Inclusion in 2014
MasterCard's technology combined with increased engagement of governments is helping drive greater expansion of financial inclusion. Public-private partnerships, such as the social security program…
- 14 Jul 2026
NITDA Calls for Digital Infrastructure Expansion to Drive Nigeria's Industrialisation
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says expanding digital infrastructure is crucial to Nigeria’s industrialisation plan, stressing that technology remains a leading enabler of…
- 4 Oct 2022
LASG Tasked Internal Stakeholders on the Modalities of Structuring Sustainable PPP Transactions
As part of strategies to continually enhance effective service delivery within the Public-Private Partnerships and the PPP Ecosystem in Lagos State, the PPP Office, yesterday, met with its…
- 17 Apr 2015
MasterCard Partners AFI Network Regulators to Advance Financial Inclusion
MasterCard and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a strategic partnership agreement that will enable a close collaboration within AFI’s Public-Private Dialogue Platform (PPD). Launched…