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Procurement Plan for Procurement of Goods and Works. Acquisition of the services of consultants for the Nigeria: Digital Value Chain Infrastructure for Boosting Employment (D-VIBE) 1. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the African Development Bank Group to support the Nigeria Digital Value Chain Infrastructure for Boosting Employment Project (D-VIBE). 2. The projects principal objective is to: The D-VIBE Project aims to expand access to high-speed broadband infrastructure across Nigeria and increase the availability and use of digital services by citizens, businesses, and public institutions. By extending the national fibre network from about 30,000 km to approximately 120,000 km, the project seeks to close connectivity gaps, reduce regional and gender disparities in digital access, and create a more inclusive foundation for participation in the digital economy. The expansion is expected to raise broadband penetration from 45% to about 70% by 2030 and strengthen Nigerias regional integration through new cross-border links with Benin, Cameroun, Niger, and Chad. Beyond infrastructure, the project will improve quality of life and inclusion by supporting how Nigerians learn, work, trade, and access key services in renewable energy, agriculture, education, healthcare, commerce, and governance. Increased connectivity will also enhance resilience by reducing isolation and expanding access to economic opportunities and information, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected areas. The project is designed in line with the Do No Harm principle to ensure that its activities do not create or worsen economic, social, or environmental risks, or deepen existing inequalities. Specifically, the project will seek to: i. On the supply side, deploy 90,000 km of fibre across all 774 Local Government Areas, including schools, health facilities, trade corridors, and border regions. A dedicated SPV, operating under a PPP arrangement, will develop and manage the network. This large-scale deployment will introduce new wholesale competition in a market currently dominated by a few private providers. It is expected to reduce wholesale and retail broadband prices, expand coverage, and provide meaningful connectivity to about half of the currently unserved population, thereby supporting greater digital use by households, MSMEs, and institutions. ii. Strengthen the policy and regulatory environment by supporting reforms to harmonise RoW frameworks and streamline broadband licensing. These measures will address coordination gaps, remove key barriers to investment, improve public service delivery, and encourage greater private sector participation in broadband expansion. iii. On the demand side, address device affordability and digital skills constraints. The project will introduce an affordable smart-device scheme to promote meaningful use among youth, women, and SMEs, and strengthen digital skills through programmes such as 3MTT. It will also support R&D and applied innovation using AI and IoT to improve productivity in agriculture, health, education, and commerce, enhance infrastructure security monitoring, and help address challenges such as banditry and terrorism. Overall, the project will facilitate access to 250,000650,000 devices for 125,000312,500 beneficiaries, assuming some beneficiaries may access more than one device, and provide digital skills training to 220,0001,100,000 people, with youth and women representing 60% of the target group. These activities are expected to improve device affordability, strengthen digital literacy, and increase the effective use of digital services by youth, MSMEs, and women entrepreneurs. 3. The project comprises the following components: Component 1: Productive, resilience-building, gender-responsive, and inclusive access to digital infrastructure for value chain development (USD 48 million). This component will focus on demand-side drivers and digital skills training to support effective use of digital infrastructure. Component 2: Operationalisation of the Special Purpose Vehicle (USD 150 million), including capitalisation of the SPV through the Governments equity contribution. Component 3: Project Management and ESMP FA Implementation (USD 2 million), providing strong oversight and technical support to ensure quality execution and effective coordination. 4. Procurement of goods and/or works will be in accordance with the Banks Rules of Procedure for the Procurement of Goods and Works. Acquisition of the services of consultants will follow the Banks Rules of Procedure for the Use of Consultants. Bidding documents are expected to be available in October 2026. 5. Interested bidders may obtain further information, and should confirm their interest, by contacting: Jumoke Akande Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy 6 th Floor Galaxy Backbone, 1243 Kur Mohammed Avenue, Central Business District. Abuja +234 916 396 7709 Tender Link : https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement
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