The Bureau of Public Procurement on Sunday barred Ministries, Departments and Agencies from processing upward revisions of contract sums without first obtaining a Bureau certificate.
It also issued guidelines centralising the review of all contract variations and scope modifications under its authority.
According to a statement signed by its Head of Press and Public Relations, Zira Nagga, the bureau said the reform is designed to close one of the most persistent channels for cost inflation and corruption in Nigeria’s public procurement system.
The guidelines, issued pursuant to Sections 5(a) and (o) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007, give effect to a Federal Executive Council-approved policy conveyed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in December 2025.
The statement is titled “Contract Variations: BPP Release Guidelines.”
