FEC Approves Major Transport and Power Projects in Nigeria

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved three significant public-private partnership projects on a Sunday in Abuja, aimed at enhancing Nigeria's transport data management system and increasing electricity supply at critical economic hubs, specifically the Onne port complex in Rivers State and the Apapa port complex in Lagos. The projects include the development of a smart national transport data bank by the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology and two independent power projects designed for the Onne and Apapa port corridors.

Jobson Ewalefoh, the Director General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), stated that the transport data system is expected to address longstanding challenges in Nigeria's transport sector, particularly the lack of reliable data. The approved data bank will serve as a nationwide digital backbone for transport intelligence, integrating real-time data across various transport systems.

The power projects aim to tackle persistent electricity shortages affecting industrial operations at the ports, with the Onne project set to deliver a 50MW power plant and the Apapa project expected to provide a 36MW hybrid energy mix.