Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- The Nigerian government has directed that Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) Tax Credit road contracts below N20 billion be awarded to local contractors.

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, gave the directive during an inspection visit to the ongoing dualisation of the East-West Road (Section IIIA) from Eleme Junction, Port Harcourt, to Onne Junction in Rivers State on Tuesday.

In a statement published on the ministry's website on Tuesday, Mr Umahi said the announcement was in line with Nigeria's First Policy.

In May this year, President Bola Tinubu issued Nigeria's First policy directive, aimed at prioritising locally made goods and services in all government procurement to boost local production and r...