The Ministry of Construction has announced that 50 construction companies have been blacklisted and will be prevented to work or bid for any public tender, whether at the state level or at national level. This is a conclusion from a request to other Ministries to flag companies that do not respect standards or bids’ engagements. The Ministry of Education has flagged the most, with 18 of the 50 companies.
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