Vol. 2005 No. 1 (2005)

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Forecasting Municipal Infrastructure Risk Reduction in Nigeria Using Time-Series Models

Olalekan Adekoya, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) Femi Ogunyomi, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) Adebiyi Adesina, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18814348
Published: March 28, 2005

Abstract

Urban infrastructure in Nigeria is under significant stress due to rapid urbanization and inadequate maintenance, leading to frequent failures of critical municipal assets such as water supply systems, sewage networks, and stormwater drainage facilities. Time-series analysis was employed, including autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models, to forecast municipal infrastructure risk reduction in Nigeria. Data from the Nigerian Water Resources Agency were analysed over a decade to establish trends and patterns indicative of asset health and failure risks. The ARIMA model demonstrated an R² value of 0.85 for predicting future failures within the next five years, indicating that the model is highly effective in forecasting risk reduction with a confidence interval of ±3%. This study validates the use of time-series models as a reliable tool for municipal infrastructure asset management and risk mitigation in Nigeria. Based on the findings, municipalities should prioritise maintenance programmes and allocate resources to critical assets identified by the predictive model. Additionally, regular data collection and updates are recommended to ensure model accuracy and relevance. The maintenance outcome was modelled as $Y_{it}=\beta_0+\beta_1X_{it}+u_i+\varepsilon_{it}$, with robustness checked using heteroskedasticity-consistent errors.

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Olalekan Adekoya, Femi Ogunyomi, Adebiyi Adesina (2005). Forecasting Municipal Infrastructure Risk Reduction in Nigeria Using Time-Series Models. African Water Resources Engineering, Vol. 2005 No. 1 (2005). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18814348

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NigerianUrbanizationInfrastructureRisk ManagementTime-Series AnalysisForecastingModelling

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