The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N2.9
billion contracts for the printing of sensitive and non-sensitive examination
materials.
The council also approved N1.6bn for the rehabilitation and
upgrade of some roads within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The decisions were taken at the council’s meeting presided
over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Minister
of Education, Adamu Adamu; and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,
Mohammed Bello, briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting at
the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Adamu said the printing contracts were awarded to a group of
eight printers.
According to the minister, the materials are meant for the
Basic Education Certification Examination, the Senior Secondary Certificate
Examination, and the National Common Entrance, adding that “because of the
recent disturbances, we have postponed the examinations that have not taken
place.”
Bello, on his part, said the roads to be rehabilitated are
located in the satellite towns of the FCT.
He said the council approved N900,294,304.75 to fix the
roads in Gwagwalada Area Council while N719,407,086.38 was approved for the
Kwali Area Council rural roads.
According to him, the Gwagwalada contract was awarded to
Messrs Teleview International Nigeria Limited with a completion period of six
months while that of Kwali was awarded to Messrs Sahabi Liman Sons Nigeria
Limited also for a completion period of six months.
Meanwhile, before the meeting went into a closed session,
the President administered oath of office on Isa Kwarra as the Chairman of
National Population Commission.
Other members of the commission who also took oaths of
office are: Ibrahim Mohammed, (Bauchi); Ayodeji Ajayi (Ekiti); Joseph Kwai
Shazin, (FCT); Garba A. Garba (Jigawa); Bala Banya, (Katsina); Razaq Gidado,
(Kwara); Mrs Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, (Lagos); and Ali Agara (Nasarawa).
Others are in Muhammed Dottijo, (Sokoto); Mai Mohammad
(Yobe), and Muhammadu Rini (Zamfara).
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