The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Executive Council has approved three memoranda covering information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, an operational vehicle and enhanced security features for revenue receipts at the Department of Land Administration.
The approvals were granted on Tuesday during the council’s meeting chaired by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in Abuja.
The Director of Land Administration, Mr Chijioke Nwankwoeze, disclosed this while briefing journalists after the meeting.
Nwankwoeze said one of the approvals was for the provision and installation of integrated ICT infrastructure and related equipment for the department.
He said the upgrade was necessary because the department’s operations relied heavily on technology.
“As you are aware, our operations are ICT-based, and from time to time there arises the need to improve on existing infrastructure, add more hardware, software and everything that would help us continue to deliver efficiency,” he said.
He said the project would include high-capacity data-centre servers and server-monitoring systems, as well as specialised cooling systems, workstations, desktop computers, display screens, high-speed scanners, network switches and fibre-optic connectivity.
Nwankwoeze also said the council approved the procurement of an operational utility vehicle, a Toyota Hilux with a six-speed automatic transmission, valued at N94.6 million.
He explained that the vehicle was required following the expansion of the department’s responsibilities.
“A month and a half ago, the functions of the former Committee on Sale of Federal Government Houses were officially transferred to the Department of Land Administration.
“That added huge responsibilities that require more operational tools to deliver. As such, additional procurement requests will be presented to EXCO as workload demands increase,” he said.
The director further disclosed that the council had ratified a contract for the production of customised revenue receipt booklets with enhanced security features.
He said the contract was awarded to the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc (NSPM).
According to him, the new receipt booklets were intended to strengthen the integrity of documents used in land revenue collection and address concerns over document alteration and attempted fraud.
“This development will ensure specialised security features are introduced into the new receipts to guarantee the integrity of land revenue collection,” he said.
Nwankwoeze said the measures were expected to support the department’s administrative and revenue collection functions.
