Nigeria: Julius Berger Named in Bribe-for-Contract Scandal

26 May 2008

Lagos — Nigeria's embarrassing reputation as a haven of bribe-for-contract scandals is set to be further damaged with the new revelations coming from Germany.

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, the civil engineering giant which dominates construction contracts in Nigeria, has been named as a conduit in the bribery of top officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) - but the company has stoutly denied the allegation of being part of the alleged scandal.

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