The Federal Executive Council has approved two contracts to build a Center of Excellence for Environmental Restoration in the Kana Local Government Area of Rivers state. As well as a 100-bed specialist hospital in Ogoni. The Minister of the Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, said that these projects are an efficient and cost-effective way to control pollution and remediate the environment. Furthermore, he supports the well-being of those affected by the adverse effects of pollution in these areas.
The contract for the construction of the Center of Excellence has been awarded to CCECC Nigeria Limited. Subsequently, he said a total of N41,472,263,848.60 will be paid over a period of 24 months of completion. The contract for the construction of the Ogoni 100-bed specialist hospital was awarded to Messrs Tannit Medical Engineering Limited. The sum of N18,308,463,225.37, plus 7.5% of VAT will be paid with a delivery period of 24 months.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, also said the aviation ministry got approval for the construction of a 150-room capacity female hostel. The cost of which is N2,244,713,424.56, inclusive of 7.5% VAT with a completion period of 12 months.
He said the hostel is to be built at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria. It was also awarded to Messrs Best Homes Construction Limited.
Mohammed said the council also approved N383,968,500, in favour of Kaura Motors. This is for the procurement of 13 operational vehicles for the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. It has a completion period of three weeks.
“The operational vehicles will be used for the day-to-day operations of the FRCN and in particular, they’ll be used report, gather news, with respect of the various of cases in tribunal and also for the National Population Commission Census coming up sometimes in May,” he said.
cc: Daily Trust Ng
