The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved N39 billion for various projects in the ministries of Aviation, Works and Housing and other Federal establishments.
Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika announced this to State House Correspondents after the week’s virtual meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Sirika said Council approved the three memoranda presented by his ministry, comprising a contract for direct procurement, installation and commissioning of the total radar coverage modernisation for the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), at €40,428,218.17, the equivalent of N20,039,080,799.40. He said FEC also approved a contract for the supply and installation of baggage handling system at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport at Ikeja, Lagos, worth N3,615,265,710.69.
The third, the minister said, is the contract for the manufacture, supply, installation and operating training of disabled aircraft recovery system at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at the cost of N2,209,593,428.08.
Sirika said: “Today, Council received three memoranda from Aviation Ministry and they were all approved consequently. Memo Number One is for approval for a contract for the supply and installation of baggage handling system at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos and the total contract sum is N3,615,265,710.69, inclusive of the 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT), with the completion period of 12 months.
