Evaluation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Public-Private Partnerships Involving Chinese Investment in Nigeria.

Abstract

This research work evaluated the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) schemes involving Chinese Investment in FCT Projects, Research objective which guided this work was to compare Chinese investments and PPP schemes as methods for infrastructure finance in FCT. Research questions were formulated and tested. To carry out the work, comparative analysis of both investment options was done using the Google Research tool, interviews and an extensive literature review to evaluate the use of Chinese Investment and Public-Private Partnership (PPPs) in FCT Projects to find out which option met Sustainability Development Goals (SDG 11) criteria. Findings from the work show that Infrastructure projects are massive, and complex with multiple stakeholders. The research also found out that Chinese investment has increased Nigerian debt stock and that infrastructure paucity leads to multiple challenges in Nigeria. The T-test result was less than 0.05, null hypothesis was upheld and it affirmed PPP as a preferred method of financing infrastructure in Nigeria and recommended for the use of PPPs as the most costeffective method of infrastructure financing in Nigeria in order to meet up with SDG 11. Keywords: Foreign, Direct Investment, Public, Private Partnerships, Chinese and Investment