Category One: Chief Executives of Parastatals

A Chief Executive of a Parastatal, on following all the prescribed Due Process procedures, shall award contract for purchase of goods, construction work or engagement of service for an amount not exceeding N500,000. Any contract whose value exceeds N500,000 shall be referred to the Board of the Parastatal/Corporation.

Category Two: Board of a Parastatal/Corporation

The Board of a Parastatal or Government Corporation shall award contract for an amount above N500,000 but not exceeding N1,000,000. Any amount exceeding N1,000,000 to the maximum of N5,000,000 shall be referred to the Commissioner of the Ministry supervising the Parastatal/Corporation. Any amount exceeding N5,000,000.00 to the maximum of N10,000,000 shall be referred to the Ministerial Tenders Board of the Ministry supervising the Parastatal/Corporation. In the same vein, any amount exceeding N10,000,000 to the maximum of N20,000,000 shall be referred to the Finance and General Purposes Committee, while any amount in excess of N20, 000,000 shall be referred to the State executive Council. In any case the laid down rule must be complied with.

Category Three: Permanent Secretary

The Permanent Secretary of a Ministry can approve the award of a contract for an amount not exceeding N1,000,000.00. All expenditures above N500,000 authorized by a Permanent Secretary shall be reported to the Secretary to the State Government/ Head of Service/Commissioner/Head of Extra-Ministerial Department, as the case may be, on quarterly basis, for information.

Category Four: SSG/HOS/Commissioner/Head of EMDs

The Secretary to the State Government, the Head of the State Civil Service, Commissioners and Heads of Extra-Ministerial Departments can award contract for an amount not exceeding N5,000,000. The Ministerial Tenders Board shall be referred to where the amount involved in a contract to be awarded is between N5,000,000 and N10,000,000;

Category Five: Ministerial Tenders Board

The Ministerial Tenders Board of a Ministry can approve the award of contract for any amount between N5, 000,000 and N10, 000,000.

Category Six: Finance and General Purposes Committee (FGPC)

The FGPC shall approve the award of contract for any amount exceeding N10,00,000 but to the maximum of N20, 000,000.

Seven: State Executive Council (SEC)

Jigawa State Executive Council shall approve the award of contract for any amount exceeding N20, 000,000.