The Federal Government on Wednesday approved N32 billion for projects under the Works and Housing, Water Resources and Aviation ministries.
Briefing State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Minister of Works and House, Mr Babatunde Fasola (SAN), said his ministry got approval for two projects.
One of the projects is in Sokoto and the other in Jigawa states; both are to be executed at the cost of about N30 billion.
Fashola said: “The Ministry of Works and Housing presented one memo for the award of two roads; the first is Balle-Kurdulla to the Niger Republic border road in Sokoto State.
“It’s in favour of Messers North Sea Limited joint venture with Caeser Engineering at N9.576 billion, to be completed in 24 months. The road is 46 kilometres
“The second one is for Kanya-Bababura to Niger Republic border phase two, which is in Jigawa State, in favour of Messers Mother at Limited at N19,763.567 million. The road 50 kilometres in length.”
Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, said the Council approved the two items on his memo, which were for the refurbishment and equipping of the Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AIB) offices and the construction of the bureau’s training school, both in Abuja.
He said the projects were estimated to gulp N1.2 billion.