Nigeria’s Cabinet has approved N17 billion for the construction of barracks for the country’s Customs Service.
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, revealed this to State House Correspondents at the end of a meeting of the council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari.
She said: “Today, the Federal Executive Council gave approval for the construction of 32 numbers block of eight flats that consists of two-bedroom flats and also 15 numbers six flats consisting of three-bedroom flats for the Nigerian customs service at the Aviation village phase two in Abuja.
“So this is a Nigerian Customs Service barracks and the contract was issued to two companies to construct 15 blocks of Six numbers three bedroom flats at the Aviation village here in Abuja. The contract is in the sum of N5.549 billion naira with a delivery period of 81 weeks.
“The second part of it is the construction of 32 blocks of six two-bedroom flats with a religious centre at the customs service barracks and also at the Aviation village. And this was given to a company in the sum of N12.843 billion naira with a delivery period of 144 weeks.”
The Minister further disclosed that the Council also approved the procurement of 192 motor vehicles for the operations and administrative use of the Nigerian Customs Service.
“Approval was given for procurement of different mix of vehicles totalling 192, all of them Toyota brands, so there are Toyota Prado, Corolla, Camry, Land Cruiser and ambulances in the total sum of N9.649 billion naira including VAT with a delivery period of four weeks,” Ahmed stated.
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