Kaduna Launches Real-Time Portal for Public Project Oversight

By Ehis Agbon

Kaduna State has taken a major leap in its journey toward transparency and accountability with the validation of a new digital platform that promises to revolutionize the monitoring of public infrastructure projects.

At a high-level workshop held recently in Kaduna, stakeholders from government agencies, civil society, the private sector, and the media converged to assess the readiness of the state’s Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) and Open Contracting for Infrastructure Data Standard (OC4IDS) disclosure platform.

The platform, once fully operational, will provide real-time access to information on thousands of infrastructure projects across the state.


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A Commitment to Open Governance

The event, organized by the CoST Infrastructure Transparency Initiative in collaboration with the Kaduna State Planning and Budget Commission (PBC) and the Kaduna State Public Procurement Authority (KADPPA), marks a crucial step in Kaduna’s long-standing commitment to open governance.

In his remarks, the Director General of KADPPA, Engr. Sanusi Yero, described the platform as a cornerstone in Kaduna’s transparency architecture.

> “Accurate and timely information is essential. It not only serves as our official record but also forms the backbone of strategic planning,”
— Engr. Sanusi Yero, DG, KADPPA



He urged stakeholders to engage fully and provide constructive feedback. Yero also noted that the state government’s support includes the construction of a dedicated office for CoST, signaling its deep commitment to institutionalizing transparency reforms.


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Rapid Progress and High Impact

Representing the Commissioner for Planning and Budget, the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Bashir Ladan, praised the speed and scale of the platform’s implementation.

> “In just two days, over 1,000 projects have already been uploaded to the portal—a remarkable achievement that underscores Kaduna’s resolve to promote openness and efficient governance,”
— Bashir Ladan, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation




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A Global Model in the Making

Tara Jeremiah, the State CoST Manager, emphasized that the portal isn’t just another government tool—it’s a blueprint for global best practices.

> “We are not just designing a portal. We are creating a global learning platform. With these innovations, Kaduna is positioning itself as a centre of excellence in open contracting across the world,”
— Tara Jeremiah, State CoST Manager




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Towards a Transparent Future

Discussions at the workshop also focused on improving the portal’s user interface, ensuring data quality, and identifying ways to make the platform a sustainable tool for public oversight.

As the first Nigerian state to take open contracting to this level of sophistication, Kaduna is not just setting a new standard—it is shaping the future of public infrastructure delivery with a model that other states and countries may soon follow.