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Nigeria: State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) Program

Abstract*

The development objective of the State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) Program for Nigeria is to improve: (1) the efficiency of land administration, (2) the regulatory framework for private investment in fiber optic infrastructure, (3) services provided by investment promotion agencies and public-private partnership units, and (4) the efficiency and transparency of government-to-business services in participating states. The government...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

The Program Development Objective (PDO) is to improve (1) the efficiency of land administration, (2) the regulatory framework for private investment in fiber optic infrastructure, (3) services provided by investment promotion agencies and public-private partnership units, and (4) the efficiency and transparency of government-to-business services in participating states.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P177442

  • Active

  • Ruchita Manghnani , Bertine Kamphuis

  • Federal Republic of Nigeria

  • Nigeria

  • July 26, 2022

  • (as of board presentation)

    September 29, 2022

  • June 14, 2023

  • US$ 750.00 million

  • Debt Management Office,Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC),Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning

  • Western and Central Africa

  • 2023

  • US$ 750.00 million

  • N/A

  • June 27, 2024

  • May 31, 2026

  • Yes

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
IDA Credit 750.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment 750.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment 750.00
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount N/A
Total Project Cost** 750.00

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

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period Financier Transaction Type Amount (US$)
Jul 2, 2024 IDA-72090 Loan Disb 1,982,002.20
Sep 29, 2022 IDA-72090 Loan Commitment 750,000,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory 2025-03-14
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2025-03-14
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2025-03-14

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • States with at least 50% of Certificates of Occupancy (CofOs) issued and duly registered since 01 January 2012 digitized and indexed in accordance with international good standards.Value0.000.0010.00
    DateMay 30, 2022December 29, 2022December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • States that establish an IPA performing the key functions of Marketing, Information, Assistance and Advocacy.Value0.000.0015.00
    DateMay 31, 2022December 29, 2022December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • States adopting aggregate fees for broadband deployment on a per linear basis at a maximum of NGN 145 per meterValue0.000.0020.00
    DateMay 31, 2022December 29, 2022December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • States in which all state-level and local government taxes, levies, and fees from businesses can be paid electronicallyValue0.000.0020.00
    DateMay 31, 2022December 29, 2022December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • States that establish a PPP coordinating unit mandated to facilitate PPPs and that has publicly disclosed their PPP pipeline projects on a portal.Value0.000.0012.00
    DateMay 31, 2022December 29, 2022December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • States in which fees, procedures, and service delivery timelines of five key business-enabling environment State-level MDAs are published on a website.Value0.000.0010.00
    DateMay 31, 2022December 29, 2022December 31, 2025
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • States with at least 90% of new CofOs registered during 2025, digitized and indexed, with 15% increase in share of female-owned or co-ownedValue0.000.0010.00
    DateDecember 31, 2021December 29, 2022December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • States that adopted (a) a PPP legal and institutional framework and (b) a PPP Fiscal Commitment and Contingent Liability (FCCL) framework.Value0.000.0012.00
    DateMay 31, 2022December 29, 2022December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • States with approved Right of Way (ROW)-related requests published on state official website.Value0.000.0020.00
    DateMay 31, 2022December 29, 2022December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • States that publish schedule of trade related fees and levies on inter-state movement of goods on a state websiteValue0.000.0017.00
    DateMay 31, 2022December 29, 2022December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • States adopting a Framework for Responsible Investment in Land-Intensive Agriculture (FRILIA), or equivalent, through a State Executive Order.Value0.000.007.00
    DateDecember 31, 2021December 29, 2022December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • States in which inventory of all investment incentives (Federal and State) available in the State are published on a state websiteValue0.000.0015.00
    DateMay 31, 2022December 29, 2022December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • States with at least a 10% increase in the number of firms in the state that obtained export certificates from NEPCValue0.000.0012.00
    DateMay 31, 2022December 29, 2022December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • States that adopted presumptive turnover tax regime for small businesses, and subsumed business-related local government charges into a consolidated demand notice.Value0.000.0016.00
    DateMay 31, 2022December 29, 2022December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • States that established at least two small claims courts having tried at least one case each.Value0.000.0020.00
    DateMay 31, 2022December 29, 2022December 31, 2024
    Comment