How Megaprojects Are Damaging Nigeria and How to Fix It : : A Practical Guide to Mastering Very Large Government Projects.

• Author: Ibrahim, Jimoh.
• TeilnehmendeR: Loch, Christoph.; Sengupta, Kishore.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (253 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Preface
• Contents
• About the Authors
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• 1: Introduction: The Project Abandonment Problem
• References
• 2: What We Know About the Management of Very Large Projects
• 2.1 Project Success Factors as Lists
• 2.2 The Project Success Frameworks of Miller and Lessard and Morris and Hough
• 2.2.1 Miller and Lessard (2000)
• 2.2.2 Morris and Hough (1987)
• 2.3 The Nigerian Context
• 2.4 The Extended Theoretical Framework
• 2.5 What About Corruption?
• References
• 3: Structure of the Investigation
• 3.1 Overview of the Approach Taken in This Study
• 3.2 Construction and Execution of the Survey
• 3.3 Construction of the Sample of Projects
• 3.4 Construction of the Case Studies
• Appendix: Full Questionnaire as It Was Administered
• Our Request
• Project Variables
• Section A: Background Information
• Section B: We are asking 40 questions that relate to the methods and structures with which the project was managed. (Circle the number that corresponds to your reaction/estimation or fill out the text.)
• A. Governance
• B. Project Initiation
• C. Project Execution
• References
• 4: A Description of the 38 Matched Projects
• 4.1 Lagos-Ibadan Express Road
• 4.2 Lagos-Badagry Express Road
• 4.3 Third Mainland Bridge
• 4.4 Second Niger Bridge
• 4.5 Egbin Power Station
• 4.6 Calabar Power Station
• 4.7 Zungeru Hydropower Plant
• 4.8 Delta State (Oghareki) Power Plant
• 4.9 Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Station
• 4.10 Omoku Power Plant Station
• 4.11 Mambilla Hydroelectric Power
• 4.12 Ajaokuta Steel Project
• 4.13 Kanji Dam
• 4.14 Otukpo Dam
• 4.15 Nigeria Satellite 2
• 4.16 Nigeria Satellite 1
• 4.17 Airtel Nigeria
• 4.18 Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL)
• 4.19 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.
• 4.20 (Samuel) Ogbemudia Stadium
• 4.21 Abuja International Airport
• 4.22 Lagos MMA2 Airport
• 4.23 Yenagoa International Cargo Airport
• 4.24 Jigawa Airport Project
• 4.25 Tin Can Island Port
• 4.26 Calabar Seaport
• 4.27 Victoria Garden City (VGC) Housing Estate
• 4.28 Festac Town Federal Housing Estate
• 4.29 1004 Housing Estate
• 4.30 Abuja Mass Federal Housing Project
• 4.31 Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library
• 4.32 Abuja National Library
• 4.33 Nigerian Youth Empowerment Scheme (N-Power)
• 4.34 Nigeria Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P)
• 4.35 Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA)
• 4.36 Cleaner Lagos Initiative (Visionscape)
• 4.37 University College Teaching Hospital (UCH) Ibadan
• 4.38 University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH)
• References
• 5: Insights from the Analysis of the Questionnaires
• 5.1 Variable Distributions and Variable Capability to Detect Differences Across Projects
• 5.1.1 Each Respondent Type Adds Unique Perspectives and Information
• 5.1.2 The Variables Capture Robust Differences Between Abandoned and Completed Projects
• 5.2 Condensing Variables into Aggregated Success Factors
• 5.2.1 Approach
• 5.2.2 Identifying the Factors
• 5.3 Econometric Prediction of Project Completion
• 5.4 Econometric Prediction of Cost and Schedule Overruns for Completed Projects
• 5.4.1 Effect of Variables on Budget Overruns
• 5.4.2 Effect of Variables on Schedule Overruns
• 5.5 The Corrosive Effect of Corruption
• Appendix 1 Correlations Among Independent Variables Across All 114 Responses
• Appendix 2 Factor Analysis
• Appendix 3 Specification of the Logistical Regression
• Appendix 4 The Logistical Completion Probability Regression by Respondent Group
• Appendix 5 Robustness Analysis: Cost Overrun Regressions by Respondent Group.
• Appendix 6 Robustness Analysis: Schedule Overrun Regressions by Respondent Group
• 6: Two Library Projects
• 6.1 The National Library of Nigeria in Abuja: An Abandoned Project
• 6.1.1 Project Initiation
• 6.1.2 Contract Signature and Execution
• 6.1.3 Conclusion
• 6.2 Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library: A Completed Project
• 6.2.1 Project Initiation
• 6.2.2 Project Execution and Outcome
• 6.2.3 The Difference Between the Two Projects: In the Words of Former President Obasanjo
• References
• 7: Two Bridge Projects
• 7.1 The Second Niger Bridge: A Stalled Project
• 7.1.1 Project Initiation
• 7.1.2 Contract Disputes and Recontracting
• 7.1.3 Continued Stalling
• 7.1.4 Diagnosis of the Reasons for Failure, in the Words of (Former) President Jonathan
• 7.1.5 Conclusion
• 7.2 The Third Mainland Bridge: A Completed Project
• 7.2.1 Introduction
• 7.2.2 Starting and Stalling
• 7.2.3 Restarting the Project Under President Babangida
• 7.2.4 Project Execution and Outcome
• 7.2.5 Conclusion
• References
• 8: Two Power Plants
• 8.1 Egbin Power Station, Ikorodu Lagos State: A Completed Project
• 8.1.1 Initiation and Completion
• 8.1.2 Success Conditions and Challenges
• 8.1.3 Privatization and Trouble
• 8.2 The Calabar Odukpani Power Station: Completed but with Little Delivery
• 8.2.1 Project Initiation
• 8.2.2 Project Complications and Delays
• 8.2.3 Delivery of the Calabar Power Station in 2015
• 8.2.4 What Has Been Delivered? Lessons from the Project
• References
• 9: Two Express Road Rehabilitation Projects
• 9.1 The Lagos-Ibadan Express Road Rehabilitation: A Completed Project
• 9.1.1 Original Construction of the Express Road
• 9.1.2 A Reconstruction Project in a PPP Scheme
• 9.1.3 Restructuring the Project as a Government-Owned Project
• 9.1.4 Discussion.
• 9.2 Lagos-Badagry Express Road Rehabilitation: A Stalled Project
• 9.2.1 Brief History
• 9.2.2 Was the Problem the Fault of the Contractor?
• 9.2.3 Dodgy Funding and Accounting
• 9.2.4 Protest, Additional Funding and Patching Up
• 9.2.5 Conclusion
• References
• 10: Two More Power Plants
• 10.1 The Zungeru Dam/Hydropower Plant: A (Soon-to-Be) Completed Project
• 10.1.1 Brief History
• 10.1.2 Enabling Factors of Completion
• 10.2 The Delta State Oghareki Power Plant: An Abandoned Project
• 10.2.1 Initiation
• 10.2.2 The Alleged Corruption
• 10.2.3 Implications
• References
• 11: The Ajaokuta Steel Project
• 11.1 Project Initiation
• 11.2 Project Construction and Cessation by 1988
• 11.3 The PPP Revival of 2000-2007
• 11.4 The State of the Asset
• 11.5 Conclusion
• References
• 12: Insights and Recommendations
• 12.1 Summary and Discussion of the Findings
• 12.2 Developing Solutions: Inspiration from Other Countries
• 12.3 Recommendations
• 12.3.1 Recommendations Part 1: Short-Term Changes
• 12.3.1.1 Diagnostic Review of Abandoned or Stalled Projects
• 12.3.1.2 Resolving Funding Challenges
• 12.3.1.3 World Bank/IMF Assistance
• 12.3.2 Recommendations Part 2: Longer-Term Structural Changes
• 12.3.2.1 Element 1: High-Level Political Priorities
• 12.3.2.2 Element 2: Portfolio Planning and Budgeting
• 12.3.2.3 Element 3: Institutional Changes
• 12.3.2.4 Element 4: Project Execution in the New Ministry
• 12.3.2.5 Element 5: Audit Bureau
• 12.3.2.6 Element 6: Fraud Prosecution
• 13: Conclusion: The Government Responsibility
• Index.