* Establish best practice in rural and urban development through training and research

* Conduct research projects on issues covering the broad spectrum of public procurement professionals, including studies examining critical areas

* Build bridges among various stakeholders

* Developing the Public Procurement Body of Knowledge that is needed to meet the changing needs of public procurement scholars and practitioners.

* Source linkages and Partnership in Public Procurement best practices to explore and drive opportunities to introduce procurement curriculum into Nigerian Universities.

* National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) purpose in general shall be to build a world-wide recognized professional community of scholars and practitioners devoted to improved efficiency, fairness and transparency in rural and urban