Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority (LBRBDA) was established by Federal Government of Nigeria with the mission of facilitating the rapid, even and sustainable development of the North Central States comprising of Benue, FCT, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau into a region that is economically prosperous, socially stable, ecologically regenerative and politically peaceful.

Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority was established by Federal Government of Nigeria with the mission of facilitating the rapid, even and sustainable development of the North Central States comprising of Benue, FCT, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau into a region that is economically prosperous, socially stable, ecologically regenerative and politically peaceful.

THE LBRBDA MANDATE

  • Formulation of policies and guidelines for the development of the North Central area
  • Conception, planning and implementation, in accordance with set rules and regulations, of projects and programs for sustainable development of the North Central area in the field of transportation including roads, health, employment, industrialization, agriculture, housing and urban development, water supply, electricity and telecommunications.
  • Surveying the North Central in order to ascertain measures necessary to promote its physical and socio-economic development.
  • Preparing master plans and schemes designed to promote the physical development of the North Central region and the estimation of the member states of the Commission.
  • Implementation of all the measures approved for the development of the North Central region by the Federal Government and the states of the Commission.
  • Identify factors inhibiting the development of the North Central region and assisting the member states in the formulation and implementation of policies to ensure sound and efficient management of the resources of the North Central region.
  • Assessing and reporting on any project being funded or carried out in the region including non-governmental organizations, as well as ensuring that funds released for such projects are properly utilized.
  • Executing such other works and performing such other functions, which in the option of the Commission are required for the sustainable development of the North Central region and its people.

Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority (LBRBDA)
KM 10, MAKURDI-OTUKPO ROAD,
P M B 10-2185, MAKURDI
BENUE STATE NIGERIA.
Tel: +234 811834 7163
Email: [email protected]