The projects, valued at a combined ₦1,317,791,748.52, (N1.317 billion) were awarded to different contractors and paid in full or substantially completed within the period under review.
The National Productivity Centre (NPC), a Federal Government agency established to promote productivity and competitiveness across Nigeria's economy, spent more than ₦1.3 billion on the construction and renovation of traditional rulers' palaces within a three-month period in 2025, raising questions about expenditures that appear to fall outside its statutory mandate.
An analysis of government payment records showed that between September and December 2025 (September, October and December), the agency approved and executed multiple contracts for palace construction and rehabilitation projects in Kogi, Lagos and Ogun states.
The projects, valued at a combined ₦1,317,791,748.52, (N1.317 billion) were awarded to different contractors and paid in full or substantially completed within the period under review.
The largest single payment was made on December 20, 2025, when the National Productivity Centre paid Eurotitans Construction Ltd the sum of ₦331,771,684.00 (N331.771 million)
