Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 1.1 million euros for the purchase of a total radar coverage track on system reconditioning.
The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, told journalists on Thursday in Abuja after the FEC meeting that the contract went to the manufacturer of the equipment for 1, 187, 960, 000 euros, equivalent to N414, 543, 760.23 excluding taxes and it’s for seven months”.
Sirika explained that contract for the procurement of pavement marking machines was also approved by the council at the cost of N391.8 million.
“This is a visual aid for pilots for safe operations around our airports,’’ he added.
According to him, N743 million (about $2 million) was also approved for the procurement of security and safety gadgets as well as incidences laboratory for Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
He added that the council also approved N1.8 billion (about $5.902) for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of buildings of the railway village in Agbo in Delta State.
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