FG to bar defaulting contractors from public procurement for five years

The Federal Government has directed the strict implementation of the National Guideline on Debarment of Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers.
The directive is contained in a circular issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, with reference number 59780/S.2/B/585.
This is according to a statement by Ngozi Anyaelezu, Acting Head of Public Relations, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), in Abuja on Thursday.
Anyaelezu said that the guidelines provide for the exclusion of defaulting contractors from public procurement for up to five years.
She said the circular mandated all Accounting Officers in Ministries, Departments and Agencies...