Several States Shut Procurement Portals, Restrict Public Access to Multi-Billion Naira Contract Records
July 4, 2026 ABUJA, NIGERIA — Concerns over transparency in public spending have intensified after several Nigerian state governments were found to have either shut down or failed to maintain their Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) portals, preventing citizens from accessing information on government contracts and capital projects worth billions of naira. The procurement portals…