ABSTRACT
Infrastructure is the bedrock of a society’s development. Compared to other countries in Asia, Nigeria is significantly slower in the pace of infrastructure development. Infrastructure development has led to socio-economic growth in Nigeria, which, in turn, has impacted its citizens’ standard of living. Infrastructure facilitates the production of goods and services. In Nigeria, transportation infrastructure contributes to Gross Domestic Product growth, improves private sector productivity, creates jobs, and improves living standards. The Nigerian government, under the agriculture transformation initiative, began to implement key reforms geared towards turning agriculture into a business that makes money, with a focus on investments as opposed to aid and development. In the education sector, development of needed infrastructure led to a marked improvement in school enrolment in parts of the country. Political and economic factors have contributed greatly to the decline of the Nigerian manufacturing sector.
