1. The document discusses the importance of efficient engineering infrastructure development for Nigeria's sustainable economic growth. It outlines challenges such as underfunding of research and lack of local content. 2. Opportunities for infrastructure development include industrial clusters, technology incubation centers, and promoting local content in machinery. The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure is working on programs in emerging technologies. 3. Sustainable infrastructure requires strengthening soft components like education and policies to encourage innovation, in addition to hard infrastructure development. Nigeria's future depends on purposeful science and technology policies to develop local infrastructure.

1. EFFICIENT ENGINEERING
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
Engr. (Prof.) M. S. HARUNA FAEng, FNSE, FIET, FNATE, FSESN
Executive Vice Chairman/CE
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI)
Idu Industrial Area, P.M.B. 391, Garki, Abuja. Nigeria
email: msharuna@naseni.org
08033110257
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2. INTRODUCTION
CHALLENGES
OPPORTUNITIES IN SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN
NIGERIA
POSITIVE OUTCOME EXPECTED
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE
(NASENI) PROGRAMMES IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
CONCLUSION
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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3. MY THREE KEY MESSAGES
1. Nigeria cannot have Sustainable Economic Development
without Efficient Infrastructural Development, which is
the solution to the pervasive poverty and insecurity
ravaging our population by total dependence on other
nations technology development and production capacity.
2. The total neglect of applied research, near zero
investment or allocation to science, Technology and
innovation is our greatest security challenge today not
militancy or economic woes.
3. Any Success achieve in infrastructural development using
foreign Technology, Foreign Men, Material and Machine is
temporary – meaning that Nigeria will continue to remain a
captive or battle ground of foreign goods and services.

4. INTRODUCTION
 Nigeria, just like any other nation hopes and aspires to be
strong economically. Certainly, attainment of sustainable
economic prosperity constitutes a huge challenge to both the
developed and developing countries. Therefore, diverse
strategies are adopted by different countries to achieve
economic as well as social prosperity.
 Maintaining and improving our Quality of Life today offers
many new challenges and opportunities. Engineering
infrastructure suggests such singular opportunity for achieving
sustainable economic prosperity, through delivery systems.
 Delivery Systems are the tools, machinery, equipment and
human capacity, which are keys to infrastructure development.
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5. HARD
INFRASTRUCTURE
HARD
INFRASTRUCTURE
Transportation System
Water Management
System
Waste Management
System
Energy System
Communication System
Basically sustainable Economic Development require functional
and sufficient Hard and Soft Infrastructure
What is Infrastructure?
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6. SOFT
INFRASTRUCTURE
SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE
Human Capital
Banking
Law Enforcement
Government Policies
Health
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7. STATE OF SOME NIGERIAS PHYSICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
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8. CHALLENGES FACING ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE IN
NIGERIA
Lack of political will to develop a grand vision for infrastructural development for the
nation. Lack of maintenance culture.
Lack of participation by all stake holders in EI policy making process.
Underfunding of Basic and Applied Research and Development.
The non-recognition and hence none utilization of the few relevant manpower within the
country.
Poor linkages between Rand D institutions, universities and the industries.
Difficulties in commercializing Rand D results, as well as absent of funds.
Absence of a technology culture in the society
Very difficult and inconsistent economic environment for engineering practice and
absence of incentives.
Poor power and other utility supplies.
Brain Drain
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9. ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY
The independent power producers are now building power stations; some have been
commissioned while the others are in various stages of completion.
But then what percentage of Technical, Managerial and Material component is truly
local to guarantee local ownership and sustainability?
PETROLEUM SECTOR
Our government started reform of the down-stream sector; allowing the participation
of the private sector in the down-stream sub-sector of the economy.
What are the true local components of local contents if the current drive
emerge successful?
WATER SUPPLY
Nigeria has invested huge resources with varying result in potable water provision and
for irrigation.
What percentage of these from bore hole drilling rigs, the pumps, construction
of dams and related facilities is local to guarantee sustainability?
CHALLENGES
CONTD…
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10. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
The recent overhauls of Airports, Rail-lines, Inland Water ways, Roads and related
services.
What percentage of these local contents to guarantee local ownership and
sustainability?
AGRICULTURE
Despite specialized monotechnics and Faculties of Agriculture in
several universities and even specialized universities with world
trained professors, all aspect of our Agricultural practices remain
manual. Any mechanised implement is of foreign origin – Hence
Imported
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Nigeria has been rightly described in various fora as 'one of the fastest growing GSM
markets in the world'. Indeed these developments have been truly explosive: today
Nigeria has has over One Hundred and Forty Eight million (148,000,000) mobile lines
and over One Hundred and Eighty Thousand(180,000) fixed lines
CHALLENGES
CONTD…
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11. THE 100% Foreign Component in:
* GIFMIS
* IPPIS
* REMITA/TSA
CHALLENGES
CONTD…
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12. CHALLENGES
CONTD…
There is remarkable
improvement in the
provision of some
physical infrastructure
and strategic plans to
provide others by
Federal and some State
Government which is
great but:
- is not indigenous
- is not sustainable
- is not in consonance with
development of soft
Component of infrastructure
The soft component of
Engineering
Infrastructure which is
Human Capital
Development, is the
most precious and the
only guarantee for
sustainability and
economic emancipation
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13. EDUCATION
As a measure of Nigeria Status, lets locate world ranking
of our first generation of universities (ABU, UNN, UI)
THE 2014 University web Ranking which was worldwide
universities' ranking released on July 29th, 2014 shows
that Nigerian universities have dropped out of
reckoning.
KEY FEATURES
 No Nigerian university featured on the world best 1,800
universities list.
University of Ilorin ranked
- 1st Best University in Nigeria
- 20th Best University in Africa
- 1,842nd Best in the World
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14. Following University of Ilorin in the First place is;
University of Lagos (21st in Africa)
Obafemi Awolowo University (26th in Africa)
University of Ibadan (38th in Africa)
Landmark University (59th in Africa)
Covenant University (63rd in Africa)
Federal University of Technology, Minna (71st in Africa)
University of Benin (82nd in Africa)
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (87th in Africa)
University of Nigeria (89th in Africa)
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15. THE 2015 World University ranking shows that
Nigerian universities have dropped down further.
 No Nigerian university featured on the world best
2,000 universities list.
Obafemi Awolowo University now ranked
- 2004th Best in the World
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17. OTHER ASPECT OF THE SOFT COMPONENT OF
INFRASTRUCTURE
 What are the performance of infrastructure
development planning, policies, programme and
strategic implementation?
- In a word – INCONSISTENCIES
 What are the economic and social indices, the
security situations that promote infrastructural
innovations, inventions and sustainability?
- I will not delve into statistics that
you know better than me. But your
conclusions are as good as mine.
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18.  Opportunities in sustainable cluster development
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OPPORTUNITIES IN SUSTAINABLE
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
CAPSTONE
 This is an American concept but very much practiced these days across the globe.
 Real World, open-ended, interdisciplinary challenges proposed by industrial
projects.
 We must introduce this approach in the training of our Engineers and Technologists
in Nigeria
FABLABS
Reverse Engineering Programme
 Chinese proverb says: “I hear I forget, I see I understand, I do I remember!”
 An important tool in the delivery of Engineering is Fabrication Laboratory
 Initiated in 2001 at MIT, USA
 As at September 2015, there are 565 FABLABS world wide (Wikipedia, 2015)
 There are none in Nigeria, though Kenya, Namibia, South Africa etc have it.
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19. Industrial Cluster Programme
Technology Incubation Centres and Science Parks
Satellite Industries Programme
Promotion of Local Content in Industrial Machinery
Investment in Engineering Technology Development
Development Programme for SMEs
Upgrading of Mechanic Villages
 Others are:
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OPPORTUNITIES IN SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT Cont….

20.  Green Infrastructure
 Finance and Investment
Investment required in achieving Nigeria Vision 20:2020 Targets in Key Sector
Source: (Ajayi-Patunola, 2014) culled from Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission of Nigeria
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OPPORTUNITIES
CONTD…

21. TRIPLE HELIX MODEL
ACADEMIA GOVERNMENT
INDUSTRY
ECONOMIC
PROSPERITY
TEMPORARY
COMFORT
TEMPORARY
COMFORT
TEMPORARY
COMFORT
CONDITION FOR ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
 Decline of industrial Capacity or Output
Import oriented fiscal regime
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22. Akwa Ibom
Katsina State –
Dutsin-Ma Dam
Lagos State
EXPECTED
SUSTAINABILITY
TECHNO-CENTRIC CONCERN
Techno-economic systems
ECO-CENTRIC CONCERN
Natural resources and Ecological
Capacity
SOCIO-CENTRIC CONCERN
Human capital and social
expectations
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23. Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Nanotechnology
Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
Virtual Manufacturing Laboratory
Rapid Prototyping (RP)
CAPSTONS
FABLABS
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
INFRASTRUCTURE (NASENI) PROGRAMMES IN EMERGING
TECHNOLOGIES
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24. CONCLUSION
The future of Nigeria and Nigerians cannot be left at the
mercy of fluctuating chances – through dreaming but
purposeful STI policy and diligent implementation
Engineering Infrastructure Development is a scientific
endeavour – where quality of input and viable process
guarantee desired output and outcome.
Strong political will, patriotism and stable policy
irrespective of change of dispensation are essential for
prosperity.
Engineering, Science and Technology that develop home
grown Infrastructure is key to realization of developmental
aspirations of Nigeria.
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Thank You
Engr. Prof. M. S. Haruna FAEng, FNSE, FIET, FNATE, FSESN

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Website: www.naseni.org
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