{"id":146313,"date":"2025-05-26T20:43:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T19:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=146313"},"modified":"2025-05-26T20:43:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T19:43:31","slug":"iciec-backs-nigerias-infrastructure-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=146313","title":{"rendered":"ICIEC Supports Nigeria&#8217;s Infrastructure Agenda, eyes greater private sector engagements\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">I<b>CIEC Supports Nigeria&#8217;s Infrastructure Agenda, eyes greater private sector engagements\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As part of efforts to deepen financial collaboration and accelerate delivery of priority infrastructure across the country, the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, today in his office in Abuja, received a high-level delegation from the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), led by its Director of Legal Affairs, Mr. Hassan Idris.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In a statement signed by the Ministry&#8217;s Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr. Mohammed Manga, the Minister, at the meeting, emphasised the importance of leveraging risk mitigation tools to crowd in private investment, particularly in sectors such as energy, transportation, and housing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">*<b>We appreciate ICIEC\u2019s continued support for initiatives that directly improve productivity and livelihoods,<\/b>* Edun stated\u00a0 *B<b>y backing commercially viable, socially impactful infrastructure, ICIEC is helping Nigeria build a more inclusive economy, one where the private sector is empowered to create jobs and drive innovation<\/b>*<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Speaking earlier,\u00a0 ICIEC&#8221;s Director of Legal Affairs, Mr Hassan Idris, reaffirmed the Corporation&#8217;s commitment to supporting Nigeria\u2019s economic agenda by de-risking major infrastructure investments and unlocking financing for private sector-led development.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mr. Idris highlighted ICIEC&#8217;s readiness to provide credit and political risk guarantees that can catalyse both domestic and international capital flows into projects that drive growth and job creation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The visit marks a renewed commitment to aligning financial instruments with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu&#8217;s infrastructure priorities and signals stronger cooperation in mobilising resources that deliver real, measurable benefits to the Nigerian people.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICIEC Supports Nigeria&#8217;s Infrastructure Agenda, eyes greater private sector engagements\u00a0 As part of efforts to deepen financial collaboration and accelerate delivery of priority infrastructure across the country, the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, today in his office in Abuja, received a high-level delegation from the Islamic Corporation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":146314,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,5,323,18],"tags":[1335,1037,1336,166],"class_list":["post-146313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","category-finance","category-international","category-news","tag-iciec","tag-infrastructure","tag-private-sector","tag-wale-edun"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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