Reps Grill Amaechi, BPE Officials Over $214m Deep Blue Contract   The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPE) has told the House of Representatives’ Committee on Navy that it does not possess the documents presented by the HSL International Limited, which the Federal Government awarded the ‘Deep...

Procurement Process May Slow N2.4trn Capital Releases   Bureaucracy associated with the public procurement process may slow the release of funds for the implementation of the 2020 budget, investigation has revealed. Top officials in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning confided in our correspondent on...

BPP Cautions MDAs Against Illegal Contracts   The Bureau of Public Procurement has warned Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government against violation of provisions of the Public Procurement Act in the award of contracts. BPP E-Procurement Manager, Isaac Mokuolu, gave the warning at a training...

Report Says "BPP Saved N26.86bn From Contracts Last Year"   The Bureau of Public Procurement has said it saved more than N26.86bn for the Federal Government in 2018 after revising inflated contract sums submitted by government contractors. BPP said this in its 2018 annual report, which was...

BPP Advocates Transparency, Reforms In Procurement Process The Director General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Mamman Ahmadu, has charged Permanent Secretaries and other stakeholders in the procurement process to ensure transparency and accountability in carrying out their responsibilities. Speaking at the 9th Annual Public Procurement Retreat...

• Says NDDC awarded 1, 691 contracts without approval • Restructures customs to boost IGR, plans prisons’ reforms The Senate has proposed 10 per cent of total revenue for Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) host communities.In his lead debate titled “A Bill for an...