In a bid to improve national data management, the Federal Government has authorized the development of a modern Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System (eCRVS) for electronically storing records of births and deaths. This is expected to replace the traditional manual registration system, which has suffered from low coverage, inadequate data, and other inefficiencies.

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) announced the approval of the eCRVS platform, which is being funded with N5.3 billion from Messrs Banksforte Technologies, while the National Population Commission will serve as the project grantor. The platform will enable efficient capturing and verification of births and deaths in the country, with attestation and verification certificates available to end-users.

Additionally, the ICRC reported that the federal government has also approved the establishment of an Aviation Leasing Company (ALC) under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement. The goal is to boost private sector involvement in infrastructure development and enhance the country’s economic growth.

The project is expected to alleviate the challenges of costly lease rates, high insurance premiums, and leasing aircraft and engines to Nigerian airlines. The approval for the provision of leasing opportunities to both domestic and international carriers is expected to increase the size of their fleet, mitigate the problems of aircraft leasing, and employ more locals.

The ICRC emphasized that the eCRVS and ALC projects have been approved following the issuance of Full Business Case (FBC) compliance certificates by the regulatory commission, which is responsible for regulating PPPs. The ALC project will be executed by Messrs AJW Consortium as the concessionaire.

The ALC project will commence by leasing eight aircraft in its first year of operation before increasing to 50 leased aircraft by the seventh year and maintaining a steady 70 leased aircraft by 2034. Once the portfolio exceeds 50 leased aircraft, the ALC will begin purchasing aircraft rather than leasing them. The project was approved with the Federal Ministry of Aviation as the grantor.

With these two projects, the government is employing a Public-Private Partnership model to drive infrastructure projects that are critical for national development. The introduction of the eCRVS and ALC are expected to improve efficiency, stimulate growth and development, and provide alternative options while creating employment opportunities for Nigerians.

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Na now day break

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