Public Private Partnership (PPPs) and Infrastructure Facilities Development in Tertiary Education in Nigeria

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to examine the possibility of using the Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) model for the development of infrastructure facilities in Nigerian tertiary institutions.

Method: The paper is a review study. The paper adopted a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). The procedure includes formulation of questions, collection of data, data analysis and selection of data. Content analysis was used to analyse all the literature collected. From a literature search of 108 articles, data was obtained based on keywords, namely 10 articles were used for decision making and others to support the position. The statistical method was used to determine the percentage.

Findings: The findings established that the Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) model can be adopted in the tertiary institutions in Nigeria to develop infrastructure facilities. Also, PPP models can be used to develop the following infrastructure facilities; lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, hostels, recreation centres, research centres, hospitals, lecture theatres, energy, water supply and treatment plants, game centres, vocational Skills and entrepreneurship, transportation and housing estate for staff.

Recommendations: Based on the findings of this study; the paper recommends that tertiary institutions should adopt the PPP model to provide infrastructure facilities in their respective institutions by identifying major areas of need and inviting the various private investors. Managers of tertiary institutions should be trained on the processes and policies of the PPP model act in Nigeria by the various regulatory agencies