Nigeria, April 8 -- In facilitating service delivery, the government engages in a series of current and recurrent expenditures to implement public projects and programs that advance the government's plans, policies, and purposes for its citizens. In this dynamic, public procurement serves as a vital instrument for translating budgets into goods, services, and works to drive economic growth and reduce poverty. This simple fact tells us that procurement goes beyond just a mere purchasing and supply function. Indeed, amid the challenges of overcoming the constraining monocultural dependence on crude oil, Nigeria pursues economic diversification programs such as the "Nigeria First" initiative, designed to catalyze the creation and production...