BEVERLY HILLS, May 24, (THEWILL) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N5.19 billion for rehabilitation of roads in Osun and Ekiti States.
Minister of Information Lai Mohammed spoke to reporters after the FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa.
He was at the briefing with Minister of Interior Abdulrahman Danbazau, Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma and Minister of Health Isaac Adewole.
The 34 kilometre road project is from Ila Orangun –Oke Ilale -Ikon road in Osun up to Ekiti State and is due for completion in 15 months.
On his part, Amaechi said the FEC approved the purchase of equipment for cargo clearance at port (64 ton capacity mobile crane) at the cost of 3.5 million Euros while the naira component is N203 million and N69 million for training, all totalling N1.6 billion.
He also announced the approval of N280 million for international advisers for railways projects in the country including Port Harcourt to Maiduguri, Abuja to Itakpe, Kano to Maradu and the seaport in Bonny.
Danbazzau revealed that FEC approved a memo for the consultancy service for the construction of Technology Building to be managed by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
He said: “That Technology Building is meant to accommodate data communication command and control centre.”
He said that the project, which is for security reasons and to control issuance of passport and visas, will cost N582 million and would be completed in 23 months.
