Nigeria

Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai

Governor

2015–2023 Nigeria · Kaduna

APC

School reforms; Kaduna road network; IDPs management; digital governance; controversial but effective reformer.

74Good

Overall Score

76Good

Projects

72Good

Budget

73Good

Crises

71Good

Debt

Performance Radar

Sector Allocation

Public Sentiment Score

/100

Mixed/Neutral

Budget by Year ($M)

Legacy Projects (2)

Kaduna Economic Free Zone

Ongoing

Other

2018–

Kaduna special economic zone for industrialisation

75M

Kaduna-Kano Highway Rehabilitation

Completed

Roads

2016–2020

Dualisation of Kaduna-Kano highway

120M

Events & Crises Timeline

Kaduna – Mass School Closures / Insecurity

2021

Conflict

50 deaths

Bandits abducted hundreds of students from Kaduna schools. El-Rufai controversially closed schools. Kidnappings at Bethel Baptist School (121 students) and others.

Kaduna State Bond – Infrastructure Loans

2017

Economic

Kaduna borrowed ₦50B in domestic bonds to fund roads, schools, and housing. Also took IDA/World Bank loans for urban renewal. Debt sustainability was challenged by low IGR.