FEC Approves N1.23bn For Plateau Varsity, Customs

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N1.23 billion for the construction of a faculty of health services at the Plateau State University, Bokkos and the procurement of computers and printers for zonal and area commands of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced this on Wednesday while briefing State House reporters on the outcome of the second virtual cabinet meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mohammed said, “The Minister of Education presented a memo seeking approval of council for the award of contract for the construction, equipping and furnishing of a faculty of Health Sciences in Plateau State University, Bokkos and it was awarded at the cost of N610, 355, 221.82 and the completion period is for 52 weeks. “Also, a procurement of furniture and equipment was awarded at N114, 357, 600 and completion period is 12 weeks. “The Minister of Finance also presented a memo for the award of contract for 1, 200 units of coloured printers and desktop computers for human resources and accounting management systems across zones and area commands of the Nigeria Custom Service, which was approved. “The sum of the contract was N623.7 million for the 1,200 desktops and computers for the use of the custom Service all over the country,” he said.