Insight for Developments in Energy, Infrastructure and Real Estate

The 2019 Road Infrastructure Investment Tax Credit Executive Order 007 and the Search for Bankable Solution for Road Infrastructure in Nigeria

Date11 Feb 2019

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On 25 January 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Companies Income Tax (Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme) Order 2019 (“the Executive Order” or “Order”). The Executive Order 007 was made pursuant to the powers conferred on the President...

Non-Oil Export Stimulation Facility (NESF) Guidelines

Date23 Mar 2018

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Non-Oil Export Stimulation Facility (NESF) Guidelines The Non-Oil Export Stimulation Facility (NESF) was introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to diversify the revenue base of the economy and to expedite the growth and development of the non-oil export sector. The...

Oil and Gas Financing through the Nigerian Content Intervention (NCI) Fund.

Date16 Feb 2018

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Oil and Gas Financing through the Nigerian Content Intervention (NCI) Fund. The Nigerian Content Intervention Fund is a pool of funds made available by the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to be managed by the Bank of Industry (BOI) to...

Project Financing From Commercial Sources

Date20 Oct 2017

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Introduction This article describes the various Project Financing from Commercial Sources in Local and International Lenders been sourced by project sponsors. A project sponsor is in charge of securing the financing and general asset spending endorsement, and claims the open doors and dangers...

Why you have not Secured Investors !

Date01 May 2017

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Introduction Every investor wants to bet on a winning horse. I mean what’s the point in losing money on purpose? But that’s the risk taken on a gamble. And the same can be said about investing in startups and growth businesses. No...

Feasibility Studies for Projects

Date01 May 2017

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Feasibility Studies for Projects At the early stages of a Greenfield project, a Conceptual Study is done to analyze the possibilities and benefits of a potential project. This is an economical way for management to do a Preliminary Evaluation of a potential...

Business Plan Template for Large Projects

Date01 May 2017

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Introduction to Large Projects No construction related project, especially those that are large in scale, can proceed without adequate financing which requires a proper development of a Business Plan for Large projects. There are so many business ideas in Nigeria but these...

Why Business Plans are Essential

Date27 Mar 2017

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A common question we get from clients is “How do I get a bank loan to fund my startup?” The default answer is that it probably won’t happen, because most banks just don’t make bank loans to startups. The failure rate is...

Information Memorandum for Fund Raising

Date27 Mar 2017

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What is an Information Memorandum? An information memorandum is a fundraising documentation used to raise capital, either debt or equity for an infrastructure or Large scale where huge capital is been deployed. Similar to other memoranda used to sell securities – such...

Conducting a Feasibility Study

Date24 Mar 2017

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Brickstone is a leading Research based Project Finance Advisory and Asset Management firm, helping sponsors of projects finance large-scale asset-backed projects. In executing our advisory process, we combine the required technical and financial skills to navigate the complex structures which characterize today’s...

How Businesses Can Tap Into The Solid Mineral Sector Under The Economic Recovery Growth Plan

Date24 Mar 2017

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Introduction To Solid Mineral Sector Solid minerals sector is one of Nigeria’s most promising growth sectors. Nigeria is abundantly endowed with a diversity of solid minerals of different kinds ranging from precious metals to precious stones and industrial minerals. Nigeria has 44...

Points Real Estate Developers Must Know About The Economic Recovery Growth Plan (ERGP)

Date23 Mar 2017

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Introduction To Real Estate Sector The Real Estate sector is constrained by the cost of building houses, getting land, preparation of sites and borrowing costs. In the past 5 years, the construction sector of Nigeria has recorded an average annual growth rate...