States to publish quarterly contracts under FG, W/Bank projects
The World Bank–assisted Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE-GOV) Program of the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning has announced that it is working with State Governments to ensure the quarterly publication of contract award information for procurements in the basic education and primary healthcare sectors, within 30 days of the end […]
The World Bank–assisted Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE-GOV) Program of the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning has announced that it is working with State Governments to ensure the quarterly publication of contract award information for procurements in the basic education and primary healthcare sectors, within 30 days of the end of each quarter.
The National Coordinator of the HOPE-GOV Program, Dr. Assad Hassan, disclosed this at the first Implementation Support Meeting of 2026 with State Focal Persons, held virtually on Monday in Abuja preparatory for the First Year Verification by Independent Verification Agents.
He explained that the information must be published on State Government websites to enable verification by the Independent Verification Agents, as a prerequisite for the disbursement of incentive funds to the States.
Dr. Assad said minimum contract award information to be published include Project Name; Awarding Institution; Award Date; Name of Contractor and Contract Amount.
“For MDAs without e-procurement, the Independent Verification Agents (IVAs) will obtain schedule of all contracts awarded above threshold (as defined in state procurement law or regulations) and confirm whether disclosures on state official website are compliant with Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) format.
“For MDAs with e-Procurement, the IVAs will obtain schedule of all contracts awarded during year before and after go-live and confirm that State has online portal established to record and publish data on all processes in procurement cycle, for all transactions initiated after go-live resulting in a contract award and confirm whether data published is in line with OCDS,” he said.