Nigeria Federal Science & Technical Education at Post-Basic Levels (STEPB)

Abstract*

This Project Appraisal Document (PAD) proposes financing for Science and Technology Education at the Post-Basic (STEPB) level in selected federal institutions in Nigeria. The project will support capacity enhancement in post-basic science and technology (S&T) education. Its design benefits from a lengthy and inclusive participatory process in which workshops, formal and informal stakeholder dialogues and a year's worth of analytic work preceded its... Show More

Development Objective

The Development Objective of the Project (PDO) is for the Nigerian federal post-basic education and research sub-sector to produce more and better qualified science and technology (S&T) graduates, and higher quality and more relevant research. The proposed project will also build capacity within the participating federal Post-Basic Education Institutions to manage, monitor and evaluate merit-based S&T funding according to international best practices. The project would be a first phase (of a longer-term program) of making it possible for Nigeria to produce an increasing number of university graduates with relevant skills and qualifications in S&T areas relevant for sustained economic growth in Nigeria.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P074132
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Irajen Appasamy
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Nigeria
Disclosure Date
December 18, 2006
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 22, 2007
Effective Date
February 11, 2008

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 180.00 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2007

Commitment Amount
US$ 180.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
September 13, 2022
Closing Date
June 30, 2013

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Education40%
- FY17 - Access to Education10%
- FY17 - Science and Technology10%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks10%
- FY17 - Teachers10%
FY17 - Gender20%
FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs20%
- FY17 - Active Labor Market Programs10%
- FY17 - Labor Market Institutions10%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Business Enabling Environment20%
- FY17 - Innovation and Technology Policy20%
FY17 - Jobs100%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	180.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	180.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	180.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	180.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Oct 15, 2013	IDA-43040	Int Charges	6,189.99
Oct 15, 2013	IDA-43040	Int Charges	564,443.44
Oct 15, 2013	IDA-43040	Int Charges	564,443.44
Jan 2, 2014	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	4,732.19
Jan 14, 2014	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	15,679.00
Jan 14, 2014	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	3,443.17
Jan 13, 2014	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	21,451.10
Jan 13, 2014	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	2,055.00
Jan 7, 2014	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	334,865.12
Jan 7, 2014	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	344,798.90
Dec 5, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	50,600.89
Nov 6, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	-21,461.34
Jan 14, 2014	IDA-43040	Loan Cancel	1,907,601.60
Jan 6, 2014	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	15,072.77
Jan 6, 2014	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	30,669.61
Jan 6, 2014	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	25,925.20
Jan 6, 2014	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	8,212.27
Dec 30, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	485,640.00
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	18,916.18
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	22,054.19
Nov 5, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	5,789.96
Nov 1, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	152,468.86
Nov 1, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	78,250.14
Nov 1, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	191,560.84
Nov 1, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	20,800.51
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	10,658.49
Nov 1, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	6,565.40
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	25,942.72
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	133,691.25
Nov 1, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	21,430.82
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	22,274.73
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	24,954.31
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	45,587.47
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	11,282.37
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	30,816.65
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	12,003.79
Apr 15, 2014	IDA-43040	Int Charges	4,514.18
Apr 15, 2014	IDA-43040	Int Charges	4,514.18
Apr 15, 2014	IDA-43040	Int Charges	607,106.25
Apr 15, 2014	IDA-43040	Int Charges	607,106.25
Oct 15, 2015	IDA-43040	Int Charges	16,961.83
Oct 15, 2015	IDA-43040	Int Charges	16,961.83
Apr 15, 2015	IDA-43040	Int Charges	17,726.54
Apr 15, 2015	IDA-43040	Int Charges	17,726.54
Apr 15, 2015	IDA-43040	Int Charges	525,103.44
Apr 15, 2015	IDA-43040	Int Charges	525,103.44
Oct 15, 2016	IDA-43040	Int Charges	545,122.80
Oct 15, 2016	IDA-43040	Int Charges	545,122.80
Oct 15, 2016	IDA-43040	Int Charges	91.87
Oct 15, 2016	IDA-43040	Int Charges	91.87
Apr 15, 2016	IDA-43040	Int Charges	5,598.24
Apr 15, 2016	IDA-43040	Int Charges	5,598.24
Apr 15, 2016	IDA-43040	Int Charges	555,872.70
Apr 15, 2016	IDA-43040	Int Charges	555,872.70
Oct 15, 2015	IDA-43040	Int Charges	538,139.70
Oct 15, 2015	IDA-43040	Int Charges	538,139.70
Apr 15, 2017	IDA-43040	Int Charges	527,157.40
Apr 15, 2017	IDA-43040	Int Charges	527,157.40
Apr 15, 2017	IDA-43040	Int Charges	6,695.36
Apr 15, 2017	IDA-43040	Int Charges	6,695.36
Oct 15, 2017	IDA-43040	Int Charges	3,574.66
Oct 15, 2017	IDA-43040	Int Charges	3,574.66
Oct 15, 2017	IDA-43040	Int Charges	548,739.40
Oct 15, 2017	IDA-43040	Int Charges	548,739.40
Oct 15, 2017	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,492,008.40
Apr 15, 2018	IDA-43040	Int Charges	11,065.39
Apr 15, 2018	IDA-43040	Int Charges	11,065.39
Apr 15, 2018	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,533,823.00
Apr 15, 2018	IDA-43040	Int Charges	569,431.75
Apr 15, 2018	IDA-43040	Int Charges	569,431.75
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-43040	Int Charges	5,643.90
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-43040	Int Charges	5,643.90
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,445,564.00
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-43040	Int Charges	520,403.06
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-43040	Int Charges	520,403.06
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-43040	Int Charges	20,758.44
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-43040	Int Charges	20,758.44
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,466,423.90
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-43040	Int Charges	527,686.40
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-43040	Int Charges	527,686.40
Oct 15, 2018	IDA-43040	Int Charges	520,887.50
Oct 15, 2018	IDA-43040	Int Charges	520,887.50
Oct 15, 2018	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	6,062.01
Oct 15, 2018	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,468,102.60
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,287.25
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,487,293.60
Apr 15, 2020	IDA-43040	Int Charges	513,434.34
Apr 15, 2020	IDA-43040	Int Charges	513,434.34
Apr 15, 2020	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,435,954.80
Apr 15, 2020	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	5,264.41
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	0.01
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-43040	Int Charges	-0.01
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-43040	Int Charges	-0.01
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-43040	Int Charges	2,656.21
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-43040	Int Charges	2,656.21
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,506,593.40
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-43040	Int Charges	525,424.44
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-43040	Int Charges	525,424.44
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-43040	Int Charges	522,100.28
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-43040	Int Charges	522,100.28
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,428,983.50
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	12,014.10
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-43040	Int Charges	491,740.44
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-43040	Int Charges	491,740.44
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,471,656.00
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-43040	Int Charges	513,691.38
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-43040	Int Charges	513,691.38
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	17,304.57
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,297,475.10
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-43040	Int Charges	454,339.00
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-43040	Int Charges	454,339.00
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	48,714.51
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-43040	Int Charges	455,873.30
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-43040	Int Charges	455,873.30
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,366,635.10
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-43040	Int Charges	452,569.22
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-43040	Int Charges	452,569.22
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	61,907.72
May 22, 2007	IDA-43040	Loan Commitment	180,000,000.00
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	31,861.38
May 2, 2024	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,358,188.40
May 2, 2024	IDA-43040	Int Charges	453,517.60
May 2, 2024	IDA-43040	Int Charges	453,517.60
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-43040	Int Charges	23,408.72
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-43040	Int Charges	23,408.72
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-43040	Loan Repay	1,381,434.10
Jun 28, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Cancel	20,002,668.00
Oct 15, 2014	IDA-43040	Int Charges	1,492.61
Oct 15, 2014	IDA-43040	Int Charges	1,492.61
Oct 15, 2014	IDA-43040	Int Charges	587,016.20
Oct 15, 2014	IDA-43040	Int Charges	587,016.20
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	33,852.00
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	72,205.43
Nov 1, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	8,438.40
Nov 4, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	-21,728.92
Nov 1, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	7,652.06
Nov 1, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	3,460.51
Nov 1, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	23,636.94
Nov 6, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	-3,455.01
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	286,103.12
Jan 6, 2014	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	33,480.74
Nov 1, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	21,745.98
Nov 7, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	4,903.51
Nov 7, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	1,265.42
Oct 31, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	188,639.69
Nov 5, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	3,650.01
Oct 30, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	73,154.91
Oct 30, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	368,696.38
Nov 5, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	4,600.46
Nov 5, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	13,068.77
Oct 30, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	182,205.73
Oct 30, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	1,751,198.10
Oct 30, 2013	IDA-43040	Loan Disb	201,176.00
Oct 15, 2013	IDA-43040	Int Charges	6,189.99

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2013-07-11
Procurement	Satisfactory	2013-07-11
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-07-11
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2013-07-11
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2013-07-11
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2013-07-11
Overall	Low	2013-07-11
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2013-07-11
Project Management	Satisfactory	2013-07-11

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-25-2013
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Substantial

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 11-17-2014	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Percentage increase in the number of S&T graduates from beneficiary PBEIs	Value	Total: 99,866Male: 56,634Female: 43,232	Total: 132001Male: 74,995Female: 57,006	6% increase over baseline
	Date	February 20, 2008	June 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment	2007	2012; 32% increase over baseline.

Percentage increase in the number of senior secondary schools students that obtain a minimum of five credits in S&T subjects atnational examination at beneficiary schools	Value	Total: 36,953Male: 14,975Female: 21,978	Total: 56,552Male: 22,628Female: 33,924	25% increase over baseline
	Date	February 20, 2008	June 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment	2007	2012; 53% increase over baseline.

Percentage increase in the number of S&T publications from PBEIs in peer reviewed journals/ conferences.	Value	0	391	10% increase
	Date	February 20, 2008	June 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment	2007	2012 (figure represent number)

Number of national, regional and international teaching and research partnerships established and operational involving beneficiaryinstitutions	Value	24	112	35
	Date	February 20, 2008	June 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment	2007	2012; All institutions

Percentage of fully accredited S&T programs in beneficiary tertiary institutions	Value	16.00	53.00	30.00
	Date	November 30, 2009	June 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment	2007; Value represents percent	2012; Value represents percent.	Value represents percent

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Percentage increase in the number of students enrolled for S&T programs in all beneficiary PBEIs, disaggregated by gender	Value	Total: 438,929Male: 262,717Female: 176,212	Total: 552,628Male: 321,858Female: 230,770	6% increase over baseline
	Date	October 1, 2009	June 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment	2007; New base line measured in October 2009	2012; 26% increase over baseline.

Number of students granted Innovators of Tomorrow awards, disaggregated by gender Value 0.00 587.00 400.00
Date June 30, 2008 June 28, 2013 June 30, 2013
Comment 2011Male: 408Female: 179Target exceeded by 47%
Number of re-equipped and refurbished laboratories and workshops in all beneficiary institutions Value 0 158 32
Date February 20, 2008 June 28, 2013 June 30, 2013
Comment 2012 (number)

Number of Centers of Excellence established. Fields of focus of established CoEs.	Value	0	11 CoExs established in national priorities	At least 8 CoEX established and started up. At lea
	Date	April 26, 2007	June 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment		At least 15 technical papers completed.

Number of working papers ( technical and research reports, patents, publications, consultancy reports, publications, manuscripts and manuals) emanating from research in STEPB COEx.	Value	0.00	60.00	0.00
	Date	June 30, 2008	June 28, 2013	June 30, 2013
	Comment	-		No target shown at appraisal. Given that initially 7-9 Centers of Excellence were envisaged, the target would be 54 (9institutions, with an average of six technical papers each)

Annual post-basic S&T education statistics report produced and disseminated to key stakeholders.	Value	2004/05 Education Statistics do not have satisfact	Science and Technology Education Statistics 2007-2	Publication of 2009/10 PB S&T Education Statistics
	Date	April 26, 2007	June 28, 2013	September 30, 2011
	Comment

National framework and standards for S&T education and training in place.	Value	Separate national policies for S&T and for Educati	All studies completed.	1. National Secondary S&T Education curricula revi
	Date	April 26, 2007	June 28, 2013	December 31, 2012
	Comment

Framework for National Rsearch and Education Network (NREN) to facilitate development and sharing of resources among PBEIs developed	Value	NREN at conceptual stage	Framework for NREN developed	Framework for NREN developed
	Date	June 1, 2009	June 28, 2013	June 30, 2012
	Comment