The National Universities Commission (NUC) and the World Bank have embarked on a joined project to facilitate the establishment of Centres of Excellence in Procurement and related areas in the Nigerian University System (NUS).
The project is tagged “Sustainable Procurement Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE).”
The SPESSCE project launches a Call for Proposals to partner with eligible Federal Universities in Nigeria. Eligible higher education institutions (Federal Universities) from Nigeria are encouraged to submit proposals that address training,
The Executive Secretary, NUC Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheeed, has stated that the essence of government’s efforts at empowering procurement officers was to strengthen their understanding of procurement, environmental and social standards and their usefulness as policy tools in resource utilisation.
The Executive Secretary, NUC Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, has said that continuous interventions in the Nigeria University System by the World Bank has transformed Higher Education in Nigeria into a result-oriented and global commodity.
The Environmental and Social Management Framework of the Africa Centers of Excellence for Development Impact Project was prepared in Nigeria by the Association of African Universities on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education.