The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) in line with its statutory mandate to promote transparency, accountability, and value-for-money in public procurement, sets to launch the Nigeria Procurement Certification Platform, and the Procurement Specific Node under the Sustainable Procurement Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) Project, implemented in collaboration with the World Bank.
The Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Adebowale A. Adedokun, MCIPS, ACFE, made this known in his office, at the Presidential villa Abuja, during the Press Briefing in preparation for the launch of the Nigeria Procurement Certification Programme (NPCP), which comes up on April 30, 2025, at UBEC Digital Resource Centre Abuja, a landmark initiative that marks a significant milestone in the nation’s reform journey which aligns with the “Renewed Hope Agenda” of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.
According to the DG, NPCP is a pioneer programme that will provide a centralized digital platform for the training, assessment, and certification of procurement professionals. Adding that, the Bureau’s top priority through the launch of this Certification Portal seeks to enhance, standardize and integrate professionalization of procurement practice within Nigeria’s public and private sectors, Capacity Building and knowledge validation, and to reinforce value for money, compliance, accountability and to support implementation of SPESSE Goals.
Dr. Adebowale expressed his gratitude to all Stakeholders such as; World Bank and Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) Project; Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and Head of Service (HOS) for their support and collaboration to ensure the success of the implementation of this programme. Civil society organizations and Professional Bodies are also engaged to meet the needs of all stakeholders and to build a competent and ethical procurement workforce that can drive sustainable development and growth.
In preparation to the launch of this programme, we urge all participants to key into this platform as BPP takes a decisive step towards establishing a professional, competent and accountable procurement cadre in Nigeria in line with international best practice, that will impact positively to the nation’s economy, as well ensure that procurement officers are knowledgeable and well equipped to manage public resources effectively in line with the 2025 budget priorities.
Signed
Zira Zakka Nagga
Head of Public Relations (BPP)
