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The Federal Government, through the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) has talked tough on fake contractors and project managers, to strengthen laws for stiffer sanctions.
CIPMN Registrar-General and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Mbadiwe, who made the appeal yesterday in Abuja at the International Project Management Day and the institute’s 8th Annual Induction and Conference, demanded funds to go after unlicensed project managers.
Mbadiwe noted that the institute was working towards developing the knowledge framework and licensing requirements needed to train and regulate project management professionals in Nigeria.
He said the CIPMN has been generating funds through membership registration, training programmes and collaborations with ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), without direct financial support from the Federal Government.
He said: “We cannot be in Abuja only or in Lagos. We cannot deprive individuals in other geopolitical zones. To ensure that this institute is reachable to every Nigerian who wants to be a licensed project manager, we need that grant from the Federal Government.”
Mbadiwe said the institute was established by law to ensure that individuals responsible for planning, leading and managing projects in Nigeria were professionally licensed.
He also cited technology projects in government ministries, immigration services and the Federal Fire Service as examples of projects requiring specialised management skills.
Also, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Adebowale Adedokun, said industrial development required more than sound policies and ambitious plans, stressing that infrastructure, productive assets and public services must be properly delivered to achieve meaningful economic growth.
He explained that procurement translated government policies into concrete requirements, selected capable contractors and established contractual arrangements for delivering projects.
Adedokun said the agency was boosting procurement reforms to promote Nigerian enterprises, expand local supply chains and increase the participation of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in government contracts.
He disclosed that the bureau’s MSME Public Procurement Training and Establishment Programme, supported by the Development Bank of Nigeria and the World Bank, had registered 4,417 businesses as of February 2, 2026
