FG Approves N1.33bn For Plateau Varsity, Customs Projects

The  federal government has approved N1,348,057,600  billion for projects to be carried out at a faculty of Health Sciences, Plateau State University and the Nigerian Customs.

FG Approves N1.33bn For Plateau Varsity, Customs Projects
FG Approves N1.33bn For Plateau Varsity, Customs Projects

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, revealed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the virtual Federal Executive Council meeting.

Giving a breakdown of the approvals, the Minister said while the Ministry of Education security an approval for the construction of the Health Faculty at the Plateau State University, Bokkos (PSUB), at the cost of N610, 355, 221.82, as well as a N114, 357, 600 project for the procurement of furniture and other equipment.

“The Minister of Education today 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”, he said.

He said further that the FEC approved the proposal brought by the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning for the procurement of computers and printers for zonal and area commands of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the value of N623, 700, 000.

“The Minister of Finance 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, 700, 000 for the 1, 200 desktops and computers for the use of the custom Service all over the country,” he said

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