Public-private partnerships in infrastructure development in Nigeria: a catalyst for national security

The issue of insecurity has assumed an alarming trend in recent times in Nigeria. It appears that the country’s security agencies lack the capacity to overcome these challenges. The Nigerian Government has the enormous challenge to provide for economic and social infrastructures among other equally...

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Main Authors: Adekilekun, M., Gan, Ching Chuan
Format: Journal Article
Published: Inderscience Publishers 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30693
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description The issue of insecurity has assumed an alarming trend in recent times in Nigeria. It appears that the country’s security agencies lack the capacity to overcome these challenges. The Nigerian Government has the enormous challenge to provide for economic and social infrastructures among other equally competing demands. However, there is limited funding from the government to procure these resources which are very critical for the development of the nation. This therefore underscores the need for the government to partner with the private sector through public-private partnerships (PPPs) to assist the government in the provision of necessary infrastructures that can stimulate economic growth and development and also reduce the incidence of insecurity. This paper analyses the issue of insecurity in Nigeria and argues that the provision of economic and security infrastructures through the PPP initiative will ultimately bridge the gap thereby reducing the level of insecurity in the country.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-306932017-09-13T15:07:51Z Public-private partnerships in infrastructure development in Nigeria: a catalyst for national security Adekilekun, M. Gan, Ching Chuan The issue of insecurity has assumed an alarming trend in recent times in Nigeria. It appears that the country’s security agencies lack the capacity to overcome these challenges. The Nigerian Government has the enormous challenge to provide for economic and social infrastructures among other equally competing demands. However, there is limited funding from the government to procure these resources which are very critical for the development of the nation. This therefore underscores the need for the government to partner with the private sector through public-private partnerships (PPPs) to assist the government in the provision of necessary infrastructures that can stimulate economic growth and development and also reduce the incidence of insecurity. This paper analyses the issue of insecurity in Nigeria and argues that the provision of economic and security infrastructures through the PPP initiative will ultimately bridge the gap thereby reducing the level of insecurity in the country. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30693 10.1504/IJPM.2014.064988 Inderscience Publishers restricted
spellingShingle Adekilekun, M.
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Public-private partnerships in infrastructure development in Nigeria: a catalyst for national security
title Public-private partnerships in infrastructure development in Nigeria: a catalyst for national security
title_full Public-private partnerships in infrastructure development in Nigeria: a catalyst for national security
title_fullStr Public-private partnerships in infrastructure development in Nigeria: a catalyst for national security
title_full_unstemmed Public-private partnerships in infrastructure development in Nigeria: a catalyst for national security
title_short Public-private partnerships in infrastructure development in Nigeria: a catalyst for national security
title_sort public-private partnerships in infrastructure development in nigeria: a catalyst for national security
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30693