BEVERLY HILLS, April 11, (THEWILL) –Â A new university has been approved for the Nigerian Army by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
The approval follows the presentation of a memo by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, at the seven-hour FEC meeting in the State House presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.
Adamu announced the approval while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the council on Wednesday saying the university will be located in Biu, Borno State.
FEC also approved contracts for three road projects at the total rate of N47 billion including the redesign and reconstruction of Aba-Port Harcourt road.
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said the contract for Aba-Port Harcourt road portion of the Enugu – Port Harcourt road would cost N6.3 billion.
He also said FEC approved N22 billion for the reconstruction of 81-kilometre Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Expressway and another N19.392 billion for the repair of 44.625-kilometre Baban-Lamba-Sharam road in Plateau State.
Also briefing, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, announced that the council also approved N13 billion for the dredging and refurbishment of navigational facilities of Warri seaport in Delta State.
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authorities (NPA), Mrs. Hadiza Bala Usman, who led senior officials of the organisation to FEC meeting to defend the project, also told journalists that the dredging of escravos channel of the seaport would improve the effectiveness of Warri port and equally expand the utilisation of eastern seaports.
She also said the plan by NPA towards the dredging of Calabar port had got to an advanced stage, disclosing that previous contracts were terminated for violating relevant procurement processes.
TheMinister of Interior, Abdurahman Danbazzau, stated that FEC also approved the upgrading of infrastructure at the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano, at the cost of N234 million.
