A SaharaReporters investigation reveals that several Nigerian state governments have shut down or neglected their Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) portals, obstructing public oversight of multi-billion naira projects. These portals were intended to foster transparency through the World Bank-funded States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability, and Sustainability (SFTAS) Programme, which provided $750 million to strengthen fiscal accountability. Despite significant capital expenditures—such as Oyo State's N394 billion and Ondo State's N122 billion for 2025—portals in states like Oyo, Ondo, Kwara, Imo, Nasarawa, Plateau, and Edo are currently non-functional or inaccessible. This lack of data prevents citizens from monitoring contract awards, winning bidders, and procurement processes. Such failures undermine governance, especially following instances like Ebonyi State, where a N1.4 billion contract was awarded to a company just days after its official registration.