Federal Works Contract, Bribe Offered: ₦6,000,000.00 Opening Bid

Item specifics

Condition	Convicted, 14 July 2025, High Court of the FCT, Apo Division
Location	Federal Ministry of Works, Nigeria
Seller	Officials of the Federal Ministry of Works (names not given)
Winning bidder	Boss Engineering Nigeria Ltd
Category	Construction
Returns	No returns. Company fined ₦1,000,000.00 each for Counts 1, 4 and 5 (2025)

Description

What the bribe bought

The bribe was meant to facilitate the award of a Federal Ministry of Works contract. The documents state no contract value and no profit.

What happened

Nigeria's anti-corruption commission, ICPC, prosecuted a contractor and its associates. The defendants conspired to offer a bribe of ₦6,000,000.00 to officials of the Federal Ministry of Works to facilitate the award of a contract. The company also submitted a forged tax clearance certificate in its prequalification documents. On 14 July 2025 the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Apo Division, convicted the company, which was fined. ICPC states all defendants have paid their fines.

Read the article

ICPC secures conviction of contractor, associates for bribery, forgery, false statements · Daily Post

Official record

ICPC Secures Conviction of Contractor and Associates for Bribery, Forgery, and False Statements · Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) · Archived copy

Shipping & returns

Authority	Kind	Amount	Year
High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Apo Division	fine on the company, each for Counts 1, 4 and 5	NGN 1M≈ €663As stated in the source: fined ₦1,000,000.00 each for Counts 1, 4, and 5	2025
High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Apo Division	prison sentences with fine option (three individual defendants)	two years imprisonment on each of Counts 1–6, to run concurrently, with an option of ₦1,000,000.00 fine (1st defendant)	2025