The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved N4.6billion for the construction of seven model schools to be spread across the six geo-political zones of the country.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohmmed, disclosed this on Thursday when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting.
The model schools would be located in Lagos, Imo, Katsina, Edo, Nasarawa and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Thursday’s meeting was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to the minister, the council also approved N1.6billion for the procurement of first‐line and second-line regimen of antiretroviral treatment drugs.
“The Federal Executive Council approved the award of contracts for the supply of first-line antiretroviral medicine for the National Agency for the Control of AIDs to three different locations; namely the Central Medical Stores in Oshodi, Lagos, Umuahia, Abia, and Jalingo in Taraba.
“There was also approval for the supply of second-line antiretroviral medicines for the same agency.
“The difference between the first-line and the second-line is that when you give the first-line antiretroviral some patients do develop resistance.
“So, for such patients, they have to go to the second-line antiretroviral,’’ Mohammed said.
He also told journalists that the council approved N1.8billion for the upgrading of additional 11kilometers road network at Quarters Community in Gwagwalada while another N440.9 million was approved for review of sewage master plan for FCT and design of Interceptor Sewer lines for Phase V including production of tender documents.
In addition, the minister said N1.47million was approved for the supply of Field Materials, Gaseous Chlorine, for water treatment by the FCT Water Board.
Other approvals by the council included; N668million for the provision of Powder Coated 8mm Diameter wire fence on round/square post complete with accessories at Pedestrian Bridge locations within the FCT, N525.5million for the procurement of birds and pest control equipment to be installed at Murtala Muhammad International Airport Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and N331million for the procurement of truck-mounted drilling rig for exploration activities for the Ministry of Mines and Steels got approval.
