Index to Nigerian Newspapers

The Senate has advised President Bola Tinubu to appoint an Auditor General for the Federation (AuGF) in compliance with Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution. The absence of a substantive AuGF in the last 10 months has left the government susceptible to potential mismanagement, lack of accountability, and transparency. The letter emphasized the importance of appointing a substantive auditor-general to strengthen the Federal Government's commitment to fiscal responsibilities and safeguard public trust. The Contractors Association of Nigeria (CAN) has appealed to Tinubu to stop alleged plans to appoint an unqualified federal civil servant as the Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). The contractors argued that the BPP is crucial for governance and that the project to bypass the civil service process of succession is absurd in Nigeria. The BPP has always been headed by an engineer with extensive contract and procurement rudiments.