The Federal Government has restated plans to partner with the private sector through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to revive 38 legacy livestock facilities across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. The Honourable Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, disclosed this on Monday, 15th December 2025, during a Specialised Training on Public-Private Partnership organised by the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development in Abuja.
Maiha said the facilities, which include milk collection centres, cattle multiplication centres, goat and sheep breeding centres, and pig progeny centres, were established between 60 and 70 years ago and are now in need of major rehabilitation. He explained that rather than building new facilities, the government believes restoring the existing ones through PPP would deliver faster and more sustainable results.
According to him, PPP remains the most viable business model for returning the assets to productive use while ensuring long-term efficiency. He noted that properly structured partnerships would allow the government to leverage private sector capacity and reduce the financial burden on public resources.
He added that effective PPP arrangements would unlock private investment, stimulate innovation, create jobs, reduce conflict, enhance productivity, and improve the livelihoods of millions of Nigerians who depend on the livestock value chain. “The outcome of this training must translate into well-structured PPP projects that are economically viable, socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable, and aligned with national development priorities,” Maiha said.
Also speaking at the event, a representative of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr. Amanze Okere, explained that PPP projects are built on mutual agreements between government and private investors. He said government provides policy direction and regulatory oversight, while the private sector contributes technical expertise, operational capacity, maintenance skills, and financing.
The PPP stakeholders’ training attracted participants from civil society organisations and organisations.
