Africa Finance Corporation and Nigerian Exchange threw a two-day workshop in Lagos to teach finance people how to actually fund infrastructure projects through capital markets, and the whole thing centered on Nigeria's nightmare-tier funding gap that could hit 2.3 trillion dollars by 2043. Banji Fehintola from AFC said the continent needs homegrown experts who can structure long-term deals instead of relying on foreign cash every time someone wants to build a bridge.
NGX boss Jude Chiemeka pushed their X-Academy training platform as the answer to getting market players up to speed on originating and managing infrastructure assets that meet global standards. The sessions covered project structuring, risk allocation, green bonds, infrastructure REITs, and blended finance setups that might convince both local and international investors to park capital in Nigerian development projects for the long haul.
NGX boss Jude Chiemeka pushed their X-Academy training platform as the answer to getting market players up to speed on originating and managing infrastructure assets that meet global standards. The sessions covered project structuring, risk allocation, green bonds, infrastructure REITs, and blended finance setups that might convince both local and international investors to park capital in Nigerian development projects for the long haul.
