The Federal Government on Tuesday rolled out a free digital training platform to remove barriers that have kept local entrepreneurs out of government contracting.
It said the move is to open Nigeria’s multi-billion-naira public procurement space to millions of small businesses.
The platform, unveiled on Tuesday in Abuja by the Bureau of Public Procurement, working with the World Bank, is targeted at roughly 39.6 million nano, micro, small and medium enterprises, to arm them with tools needed to bid for and win public contracts.
Speaking at the unveiling, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Senator John Enoh, called for a departure from an approach centred only on enforcing compliance, toward one that actually makes room for small operators within the system.
He said cumbersome procedures, poor access to information and onerous documentation demands had kept many qualified entrepreneurs locked out of government contracts.
He warned that simply
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