# FG mandates 14-day standstill before contract execution

> The Federal Government has directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies to enforce a mandatory 14-calendar-day standstill period before executing public procurement contracts, warning that failure to comply could attract administrative sanctions.

- Published: 2026-10-06T00:30:30.096Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T05:30:48.778Z
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- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Dr Tunji Alausa, Federal government, George Akume, Government of the Federation, circular addressed to ministers, permanent secretaries, heads of government agencies, accounting officers and other officials involved in public procurement across the Federal Government, eight months’ arrears of the Consolidated Non-Academic Staff Tertiary Institutions Allowance, their eight months’ arrears of the Consolidated Non-Academic Staff Tertiary Institutions Allowance

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