BEVERLY HILLS, May 03, (THEWILL) –Â The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given approval for the construction of 7 model school in each zone of the country including the FCT.
The minister of information and Culture Lai Mohammed disclosed at a media briefing after the council meeting on Thursday.
The schools which are to be sited in Imo, Katsina, Bauchi, Edo, Lagos, and Nasarawa, will cost about N4.6billion.
The council which met for over five hours also approved the contract for the supply of first-line Antiretroviral drugs for the National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA).
The contract is in the sum of over N1.6 billion. This includes 2nd line ARV of over N210million.
The drugs are to be supplied to Federal Central Store in Oshodi, medical stores in Abia and Taraba.
THEWILL noted that the weekly FEC was moved from Wednesday, May 1, to Thursday, May 2, due to Labour day event.
However, it was shifted to 4pm to accommodate Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who chairs the meeting in the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari.
