The Infrastructure Bank

The bank originates projects through Nigeria's federal and state procurement frameworks, acting as the financial arranger for public-private partnership transactions. It identifies projects from national infrastructure plans, conducts feasibility and bankability assessments, and structures the capital stack to bring in private institutional co-investors. Its government adjacency gives it preferential access to concession-based infrastructure mandates.

It operates as a private-sector institution with a developmental mandate. While the bank's historical origins trace through Central Bank of Nigeria licensing as Urban Development Bank, it now functions independently as a publicly quoted company listed on the Nigerian Exchange. Its board composition and project-origination pipeline reflect close coordination with federal and state infrastructure agencies, but it is not a government department.

The bank's mandate covers core infrastructure sectors: transportation (roads, rail, ports), power and renewable energy, water and sanitation, and urban development including affordable housing. It provides project finance, structured credit, and minority equity positions. Its typical exposure is Nigerian risk, occasionally co-financed with multilateral development institutions.