The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group, meeting in Abidjan, approved a $500 million loan to the Nigerian government to finance the second phase of the Economic Governance and Energy Transition Support Programme.
The policy-based operation is for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
“The second phase of the programme aims to stimulate inclusive growth by accelerating structural reforms in the energy sector, while supporting progressive reforms of fiscal policy to boost non-oil revenues and expand fiscal space.
“The new phase will consolidate and build on the achievements of the first phase,” said Abdul Kamara, Director General of the Office of the African Development Bank Group in Nigeria.
The programme will place emphasis on three main areas.
First, the programme will deepen fiscal policy reforms by strengthening public financial management systems and enhancing the transparency and efficiency of public spending.
Second, it will accelerate the reform of the power engineering sector to reduce energy poverty, expand access to energy, improve sector governance, and attract private investment.
Third, it will support the implementation of the energy transition plan through measures that promote climate change adaptation and mitigation, including the introduction of energy-efficiency standards for electrical appliances.
The Nationally Determined Contribution will also be updated for the 2026–2030 period.
The programme’s direct beneficiaries are the Federal Ministry of Power, the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Federal Inland Revenue Service, the Office of the Auditor General, the Debt Management Office, the National Climate Change Council of Nigeria (NCCC), the Federal Ministry of the Environment, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), and other bodies responsible for social and economic policies.
Benefits will also accrue to private businesses in the form of an improved investment climate and opportunities in the energy sector at the level of individual states of the Federation, as well as from the creation of an environment more conducive to public-private partnerships.
As of 31 October 2025, the AfDB Group’s active portfolio in Nigeria comprised 52 projects with a total commitment of $5.1 billion.
The AfDB is the leading multilateral financing institution dedicated to Africa’s development.
It comprises three distinct entities: the AfDB, the African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF).
The AfDB is present on the ground in 44 African countries, with a field office in Japan, and contributes to the economic development and social progress of its 54 regional member states.
