Pascal Arogorn Ibe
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N 2. 9 billion contracts for the printing of sensitive and non -sensitive examination materials .
The council also approved N 1. 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 President Muhammadu Buhari .
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, sake the roads to be rehabilitated are located in the satellite towns of the FCT.
He said the council approved N 900, 294, 304. 75 to fix the roads in Gwagwalada Area Council while N 719, 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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