Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, and Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), the sustainable exchange championing the development of Africa’s largest economy have concluded a two-day capacity-building programme designed to strengthen the technical capabilities required to structure and finance infrastructure projects through Nigeria’s capital markets.
The two-day workshop, held on November 17–18 in Lagos, convened professionals from regulatory agencies, institutional investors, project sponsors, and financial institutions to strengthen capacity in project and infrastructure finance, and to explore how Nigeria’s capital markets can serve as a critical platform for financing sustainable infrastructure.
Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit, long recognized as a constraint on productivity and competitiveness, is estimated to reach $2.3 trillion by 2043, with some projections rising toward $3 trillion over the coming decades. The workshop was convened to address the urgent need for innovative financing mechanisms capable of mobilising long-term domestic capital into bankable infrastructure opportunities.