The Federal Executive Council on Monday approved a total of N4.03 billion for various infrastructural developments in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Minister of FCT, Mohammed Bello briefed State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to him, FEC approved all the nine memoranda from the ministry which are expected to improve infrastructure in the city.
The first memo, he said, is for the award of contract for the rehabilitation of failed walkways within the Wuse District of the Federal Capital City at the cost of N1.9 billion with a completion period of twelve months.
According to him: “The second contract was for the preparation of the electricity master plan for Phase IV of the Federal Capital City at the cost of N189 million with a completion of ten months. As you already know, phases I and II have their own master plan.
“The third contract is the design of infrastructure for what we called institution and research district which is in phase III of the Federal Capital City at the cost of N197 million.
“The fourth is engineering design of infrastructure for sector G and H in Phase III of the Federal Capital City awarded at the cost of N118.575 million with a completion period of six months.
“The fifth is for the design of inter-skeptic sewage line for the federal capital city in the total sum of N125 million.
“The next one is the contract for the construction of the School of Science at the permanent site of the FCT College of Education Zuba at the cost of N701 million with a completion period of 42 weeks.
“The other contract is the final engineering design of infrastructure and production of tender documents for Dawaki District in the sum of N259 million with a six moth completion period.”