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Ahmadu Bello University is a world-class University comparable to any other University, engaged in imparting contemporary knowledge, using high quality facilities and multi-disciplinary approach, to men and women of all races, as well as generating new ideas and intellectual practices relevant to the needs of its immediate community. Nigeria and the world at large. As one of the largest University in Nigeria with connections and partnership, joint degrees all over the world. The University has enough manpower to assist other neighboring Universities in the area of research and training. The University is sited at the Centre of Northern Nigeria, Kaduna state with more than 153 on estimate institutions and government agencies around the vicinity of the University. The University has one of the most beautiful environment, artificial village (drama village). Gardens, farms, dams, for attraction and international recreational and sport facilities. The main campus Samaru has various hotel accommodation inside the campus at affordable rates which makes the life of participants easier. The Centre has trainers from the BPP, in house, professional organizations and international Institutions. The Public Procurement Research Centre, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State was commissioned on 25th November, 2016 by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). The Centre is designed to serve the greater interest of Nigeria in general and the geo-political zone that constitutes its catchment area in particular as part of the mandate of the BPP. The PPRC (ABU) from 2016 to date has trained over 800 participants from various MDA's in Nigeria and more requests were made on daily basis for participation..
The Centre shall give the general public procurement community with quality research and analysis, advanced educational opportunities, and continued professional development by advancing theoretical and practical knowledge in public procurement to enhance transparency, accountability, value for money and fitness for purpose. Ahmadu Bello University, invites all public and private sector professionals to these trainings as part of continued improvement and national development for a sustainable society.
The BPP will share with the Centre information, data and perspectives on the implementation of procurement reforms in Nigeria within the framework of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 as well as experiences from other Countries. Also, the BPP will partner with the Centre in the task of building National Capacity required for the efficient and effective utilization of scarce resources to deliver value for money and fitness for purpose in the provision of infrastructure, goods and services.