AJAG Article

Despite the strategic importance of public procurement as a tool for promoting economic growth and national development, Nigeria still faces significant challenges in maximising the benefits of its procurement processes. The lack of widespread adoption of digital procurement tools, limited training for procurement personnel, and insufficient monitoring and evaluation frameworks continue to stymie efforts to use procurement as a tool for national development. As a result, there is an urgent need to investigate the relationship between economic growth and public procurement in Nigeria, identify existing gaps, and propose actionable solutions to enhance the system's effectiveness and developmental impact.
Because of the nature of the studies, a qualitative method based on literature is used. The method entails conducting a comparative examination of scientific literature. The finding has shown that procurement in Nigeria has the ability to improve the growth of the economy, but its success has been hindered by lack of capacity, institutional flaws, and corruption. However, while implementation of digitisation is an important step, a long-term way forward needs general reforms which could address both political-institutional and technical barriers. The study recommends that procurement enforcement and regulation should be strengthened through collaborative efforts between the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and anti-corruption agencies to address the challenges of procurement in the country.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA, 2026, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 60-74. PDF