Nigeria: FG Blacklists Siemens, Cancels Contract

6 December 2007

Abuja — The Federal Government has announced the cancellation of a contract awarded to the German engineering company, Siemens, following the bribery scandal that implicated some former government officials.

THISDAY checks revealed that this is the first step towards blacklisting the company as a result of the scandal which has created ripples since the news broke.

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