News

Procurement Institute Pushes for Professional Recognition as 255 New Members Join

Published

6 days ago

September 29, 2025

By Joel Ajayi

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria (CIPSMN) has reiterated its call for proper recognition of procurement and supply chain management as a critical driver of national development.

The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the institute, Prof. Mohammed Aliyu, made the appeal in Abuja during the 2025 Group B Induction Ceremony, where 250 graduate members and five fellows were formally admitted into the profession.

Aliyu described procurement as too strategic to be left in the hands of unqualified individuals, stressing that it requires professional certification and ethical grounding, just like medicine, law, or accounting.

“When we are talking about procurement, we are talking about value for taxpayers’ money. It is not a function for just anyone to pick up. It is meant for those who have gone through the discipline of the profession,” he said.

The Registrar cautioned that project abandonment, corruption, and mismanagement of resources in Nigeria were linked to unprofessional practices in procurement. He urged government agencies and institutions to strictly comply with the Public Procurement Act 2007, the CIPSMN Establishment Act, and Presidential Executive Order 05 of 2018 to ensure accountability and efficiency.

Aliyu also warned inductees against fraternising with unlicensed associations, emphasising that CIPSMN is the only statutory body empowered to regulate the profession in Nigeria. He encouraged them to uphold ethics, pursue continuous professional development, and use their expertise to strengthen governance and reduce poverty.

Speaking at the event, CIPSMN President, Alhaji Sikiru Balogun, tasked the new members to uphold professional standards, stressing that only licensed practitioners are permitted to operate within the field.

“We don’t want anybody to come in and claim to practise without being licensed. Now that you are licensed, you must also know that infractions will attract disciplinary action,” he said.

Balogun lamented that non-professionals continue to handle procurement in Nigeria, creating loopholes for corruption. He called for full enforcement of Section 50 of the Procurement Act, which mandates the development of certified professionals for the sector.

Also speaking, the North Central Zonal Coordinator of the Institute, Dr. Abdul Mamman, noted that proper procurement practice was central to economic revival and poverty reduction. He explained that strengthening local capacity and reducing overdependence on imports through the “Nigeria First” policy would help boost self-reliance, job creation, and export earnings.

“When procurement is well managed, it enhances local production, reduces borrowing, and expands the government’s capacity to deliver dividends of democracy,” Mamman said.

The induction ceremony marked the formal admission of 255 new members into the institute, comprising 250 graduate members and five fellows.

Share on Facebook

News

Tin City Warms Up for President Tinubu as North Central Embraces Renewed Hope

Published

1 day ago

October 4, 2025

The Gleamer

By Sunday Dare

When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu berths on the plains and rolling hills that dominate the Jos landscape tomorrow, he will meet a people resourceful, friendly and resilient but weighed down by conflict, yet unbowed by adversity.

So, tommorrow, national attention turns to the Plateau- a locale laden with history and rich with potential. From the tin mines that gave the city of Jos its name, to the Irish potato, strawberry farms and beetroot plantations that dot its landscape, Jos remains a land of promise—truly the Home of Peace and Tourism.

Jos is also deeply woven into Nigeria’s political history. Plateau is home to towering figures such as Generals JD Gomwalk, Yakubu Gowon, John Shagaya, Joshua Dogoyaro, and Jerry Useni. Solomon Lar, Senator Ibrahim Mantu and numerous others also stand tall in the annals Plateau political history.

Jos was also the rallying ground of the famed Langtang Mafia—a group of influential military officers from Langtang in Plateau State who, at the height of their power, played a significant role in Nigeria’s political and military affairs.

The story of Jos is both exciting and excruciating. The city lost its innocence some two and a half decades ago, when the popular Terminus Market was reduced to rubble through acts of arson and looting.

Thus at the turn of the millennium by 2001, Jos—and by extension, Plateau—was thrown into a cycle of unending conflict. Ethnic tensions, clothed in religious garb, tore through the city and spread across the state, dragging Jos into an abyss of violence, almost of Kigali proportions. Peace gave way to war, and tourism jaunts became undertakings to the undertaker.

Yet Jos has never surrendered. Every time it is written off, it rises again—scarred, but resilient. With its multi-ethnic, multi-religious fabric, the Plateau continues to trudge on in pursuit of peace, development, and egalitarian ideals.

It was here, in Jos, that Nigeria’s democratic resurgence was birthed. The historic SDP convention, where late General Shehu Yar’Adua and Chief Moshood Abiola held sway, took place in this city. Jos gave political life to Abiola, our hero of democracy in 1992

Now, thirty three years later, another hero of democracy and of the June 12 struggle returns to the Plateau. President Tinubu’s return and visit to Plateau State is not just to honor the transition to glory of Nana Lydia Yilwatda, the mother of the APC National Chairman.

It is a visit that carries deeper meaning—one of empathy, solidarity, and renewed hope for a people who have endured decades of turmoil. It is a mission to preach peace, console the bereaved, bind wounds, and assure Plateau of its central place in the Nigerian project.

Mr President comes not just to mourn, but to reconnect. He comes to parley with the North Central, to commiserate with a people who have suffered, and to extend the hand of renewed hope. That Renewed Hope is laying a solid foundation as evidenced by Naira at N1,455 per dollar, rising Foreign Reserves at $43bn, Trade surplus heading for N25tr. Revenues up 411% and Inflation down to about 20 per cent. Over 600,000 students benefiting from NELFUND.

This visit is more than ceremonial. It is a journey into the very soul of a people who have known pain, yet remain resilient; a land scarred by conflict, yet still brimming with hope and promise. As the Tin City opens its arms, Jos will not just receive the President—it will receive a message of solidarity, healing, and renewal.

Tomorrow is about remembering the glorious past, confronting the present, and charting a path to a peaceful and prosperous Plateau within a united Nigeria. With President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, Jos once again stands at the intersection of history and destiny.

Share on Facebook