Nigeria: Govt, World Bank Ask States to Publish Education, Health Contracts Quarterly

Abuja–In a decisive push to entrench transparency and accountability in public spending, state governments across Nigeria will now be required to publish details of contract awards in the basic education and primary healthcare sectors every quarter under a Federal Government-World Bank collaboration.

The initiative is being driven by the World Bank-assisted Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE-GOV), programme of the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, which is…