Nigeria: State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) Program

The development objective of the State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) Program for Nigeria is to improve: (1) the efficiency of land administration, (2) the regulatory framework for private investment in fiber optic infrastructure, (3) services provided by investment promotion agencies and public-private partnership units, and (4) the efficiency and transparency of government-to-business services in participating states. The government program will cover the gamut of instruments that impact states’ land administration, business enabling infrastructure, public-private partnership (PPP) and investment promotion frameworks, and business enabling regulatory environment. The program will focus on the following result areas (RA): (a) RA 1: improved land administration and land-based investment process; (b) RA2: improved regulatory framework for private investment in fiber optic infrastructure; (c) RA3: improved services provided by Investment Promotion Agency (IPAs) and PPP unit; (d) RA4: improved efficiency and transparency of government-to-business services.