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Nigeria : Senate: Need to amend PPA 2007 for Local Producers of Goods and Services

Published 07 Mar 2016

The Nigerian Senate has emphasized the requirement for government funded institutions to place priority on Made-in-Nigeria goods in their procurement systems.

AGBO-PAUL AUGUSTINE has described on the issues brought up and the reaction of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) on the development.

The decrease in the economy of Nigeria without doubt doubt reminded every time has come to begin placing premium on locally produced goods.

Government funded ministries, departments and agencies(MDAs) are the most interested in love for foreign items in their annual procurement budget.

The Nigerian Senate on this has drawn an attention, saying that there is every need to amend the Public Procurement Act(PPA) 2007 to boost opportunities for local producers of goods and services.

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