Thus, the broad objective of the study is to ensure the development of infrastructure in nigeria using the bot financing alternative. When the transition to democracy took place, south africa inherited a dysfunctional local govern. By 1akintoye victor adejumo and 2opeyemi oluwabunmi adejumo abstract in recent time, the concept of sustainable development cannot be overemphasized. The content and years of basic education differs around the world. Land information system, sustainable development, surveying and mapping, land administration. Nigeria sustainable development the united nations. The major issue confronting rural development programmes in nigeria was absence of sustainability that is. Environmental accounting as independent variable was measured by sustainable development variables such. Northern regions play host to about 60 percent and 50 percent of the unbanked and underbanked populations respectively, visavis 36 percent of the banked. Research variables like gross domestic product gdp, agriculture and natural resources anr, roads maintenance and construction rmc, energy supply ens and transport and. Two 2 hypotheses were formulated and tested as an off shoot of the research questions.
Gap analysis according to an asian development bank report, a countrys infrastructure development should amount to a minimum of 6% of gdp to attain a reasonable level of sustainable development. Contextualising sustainable infrastructure development in nigeria. The challenges of infrastructure development in democratic governance fig working week 2012 knowing to manage the territory, protect the environment, evaluate the cultural heritage rome, italy, 610 may 2012 settlements must be biodiversified with cohabitation of other animals and plants and natural. In nigeria, inadequate infrastructure has impaired the prospect of attaining some of.
The amenities could be in the form of pipe borne water, good roads, good educational facilities, befitting health care centres, qualified teachers and. Since the adoption of the sustainable development goals sdgs, nigeria has continued to demonstrate its commitment to the sdgs promise through leadership and ownership of the implementation process. Community participation in sustainable rural infrastructural. Nigeria is the most populous black nation on planet earth and sets a great vision to be among the top 20 economies in the world by 2020 with a minimum gdp of. This paper discusses government expenditure on the educational sector, its effects on infrastructural. Jul 23, 2012 energy and sustainable development in nigeria sustainable energy involves the provision of energy services in a sustainable manner, which in turn necessitates that energy services be provided for all people in ways that, now and in the future, are sufficient to provide the basic necessities, affordable, not detrimental to the environment, and. Sustainable rural infrastructural development in nigeria. Dec 31, 2015 nigeria as a country cannot pull together in peace and stability for the goals of sustainable development if majority of her people still live in squalor and poverty whilst we relish in impressive. The dearth of needed infrastructure in a given society places serious limitation on human capital development. Local government, local governance and sustainable development getting the parameters right introduction since 1994, south africa has experienced a steep learning curve with regard to institutional design in general, and local government in particular. The importance of infrastructure to the industrial sector of any economy cannot be overlooked, thus making its development key to the survival of the sector. Infrastructural development and economic growth in nigeria.
Omole catherine ohunene 1, ozoji bernadette ebele 2. The sustainable development goals sdgs, also known as the global goals, were adopted by all united nations member states in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. The impact of infrastructural development on the gross fixed capital formation gfcf of nigeria. This study is geared towards investigating the effect of sustainable infrastructural development on economic growth in nigeria.
There have been several studies that have investigated the relationship that exist between infrastructure development and economic growth. State of infrastructure development in nigeria the frischmanns theory of infrastructure and commons established that, the state is generally responsible for the provision of infrastructures through diverse revenue sources including state resources and tax from citizens and organizations. This paper therefore contributes to the efforts at formalising and contextualising sustainable infrastructural development. Driving force for sustainable infrastructural development in rural communities 1dani salleh, 2otega okinono 1northern university of malaysia, school of planning and property development, malaysia 2 delta state university abraka, faculty of social sciences, delta state, nigeria. Project management education to the rescue pacts worldwide, such as agenda 21, there is a growing recognition that the quest for sustainable development is an inevitable responsibility for all countries wishing to maximize the wealth of its present and future population. Infrastructure is generally referred to as the physical and.
Federal republic of nigeria implementation of the sdgs a. The build, operate and transfer bot investment model can be advantageously adopted in nigeria in ensuring the rehabilitation of the decaying and obsolete electricity infrastructure in the country as low electricity generation and consumption has. Unfortunately, low quality of education is often received in poor regions or in countries where resources are not properly managed. Quality education however leads to acquisition of relevant skills and knowledge required for sustainable development and could be achieved through formal and informal education. Infrastructural development infrastructural development is the aggregate of the facilities and social amenities which are provided to enhance the standard of living of the citizenry. Contextualising sustainable infrastructure development in. Prospects for achieving sustainable development through the. Ehebha 2011 stated that infrastructural development has in recent time assumed a central importance in nigerias flight to attain social and economic stability. Effect of sustainable infrastructural development on economic.
The aim of this paper is to look at the development of infrastructure in nigeria as a panacea for transforming educational sector for sustainable national development. European journal of sustainable development 2014, 3, 1, 3346 issn. Mar 28, 2016 nigeria remains at the centre of sub saharan africas growth story. Rural, infrastructure, sustainable, development, nigeria vision20. Pdf sustainable infrastructural development in africa. Sustainable infrastructural development is embedded within the conceptual. Niger delta development commission nddc is a commission set up by the federal government of nigeria in 2000 with a mandate to facilitate the rapid, even and sustainable development of the niger delta into a region that is economically prosperous, socially stable, ecologically regenerative and politically peaceful. The challenges of infrastructure development in democratic. The infrastructural base of any country constitutes the backbone of its socioeconomic development. Sustainable rural infrastructural development in nigeria within the. Infrastructure development and economic growth nexus in. A 30 year period analysis oriented in nature and there is the interplay of the market for us to determine the pro duction and the distribution of goods. This study examines the relationships between infrastructural development and economic growth in nigeria using annual time series data spanning from 1981 2017.
Nigerias vast natural and human resources are well. Our flagship conditional grants scheme cgs and other propoor initiatives including the cash transfer. The existing ones such as nigerian electric power authority, now, power holding of nigeria nigeria ports authority, and nigerian airways authority were reorganized and others created to cope with the tempo of nigeria. Developing a sustainable agricultural, industrial, 1 20532199 print, 20532202online infrastructural thriving nigeria. Prospects for achieving sustainable development through. The basic theoretical framework for all land administration systems in the world over is the delivery of sustainable development. This paper has attempted infrastructural development and its effect on economic growth. Infrastructural development in nigeria a panacea for. Since the early 1980s, the term sustainable development has been used widely and. The major objective of this study is to critically analyse different and alternative scenarios that nigeria as a country can utilise to finance infrastructure across the country. The effect of infrastructural investment on sustainable development in nigeria 19802016 the effect of infrastructural investment on sustainable development in nigeria article fulltext available. Project management education to the rescue the need for adequate supply of infrastructure has long been viewed as a key ingredient for economic growth and sustainable development, both in. Using simple regression analysis, for nigeria to bridge the gap and reach average levels of. Pdf infrastructural development and economic growth in.
Publicprivate partnership and infrastructural development. The researcher examined the effect of sustainable infrastructure on the gross domestic product gdpof nigeria. Alternative financing for infrastructural development in. In view of these goals, it is pertinent for the nigerian economy to understand the prospects and. Local government, local governance and sustainable. Science education and sustainable development in nigeria. In that vein, ordinary least square method of regression analysis was adopted, using time series data spanning from 1990 to 2015. From the perspective of infrastructural development, nigeria is moving towards developing infrastructures that are sustainable and capable of helping her to. Nigeria is the most populous black nation on planet earth and sets a.
The build operate and transfer bot alternative for the power sector in nigeria moses etila shaibu, phd department of political science faculty of social sciences national open university of nigeria noun. Environmental accounting and sustainable development. A logic model approach for development obuks augustine ejohwomu1 and banake elisha sambo2. Nigeria s infrastructure spending contributed a meager 1. Social sciences department federal polytechnic nekede, owerri, imo state, nigeria email. Infrastructure development and economic growth nexus in nigeria.
Achieving sustainable infrastructural development in. The build operate and transfer bot alternative for the power sector in nigeria. Effect of sustainable infrastructural development on. Efforts targeted at sustaining infrastructural development in nigeria are deficient in. Federal republic of nigeria implementation of the sdgs. Improving critical infrastructure for sustainable development.
Relevance of tax revenue resources to infrastructural. This reflects the varying levels of infrastructural development, availability of internet, ownership of computers and mobile phones. At undp, we are building on our support through provision of technical support to the office of the senior special advisor to the president on. In this study, two models are specified, and after applying the substitution method reduce form equation. Improving critical infrastructure for sustainable development in nigeria towards the realization of vision 20. Prospects for achieving sustainable development through the millennium development goals in nigeria. In nigeria under investment in infrastructural development could be a bane to her vision of becoming a top 20 economy by the year 2020. The clamour for sustainability in all spheres of development is more in the developed economies but the responsibility is no less for the developing economies. This paper discusses government expenditure on the educational sector, its effects on infrastructural development and the quality of graduates.
Nov 26, 2015 president of nigeria muhammadu buhari. International journal of development and economic sustainability vol. In this research work on the effect of sustainable infrastructural development on economic development of nigeria. Sustainable housing development in nigeria the financial and infrastructural implication international conference on spatial information for sustainable development nairobi, kenya 25 october 2001 4 the table shows that about 40% of households in nigeria lack treated pipe borne water supply. A mutual correlation exists between infrastructural development and economic growth in nigeria. Project management education to the rescue the need for adequate supply of infrastructure has long been viewed as a key ingredient for economic growth and sustainable development, both in the academic literature and policy debates. Sustainability, infrastructural development, vision 20. The impact of infrastructural development on nigerias. Efforts targeted at sustaining infrastructural development in nigeria are deficient in context and formalisation. The purpose of this study is to analyse the effects of infrastructure on the industrial sector of nigeria. However, the results emanating from these studies have been inconclusive.
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