The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved N1.6 billion for the procurement of medical equipment and furniture for the aviation medical centre at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja.
The council gave the approval at a meeting presided over by the vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
The minister of information and culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed who announced this on behalf of the minister of aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika, told journalists that the federal government was building medical centres in airports across the country.
“The minister of aviation presented a memo for procurement of medical equipment and furniture for the ongoing construction of one of the prototype aviation medical centres at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
“In other words, we are building aviation medical centres in all the airports and this is the first prototype in Abuja.
“The contract was approved for the supply of medical equipment and furniture to the tune of N1.6 billion with a delivery period of six months.
“The contractor is Tasodic Sodica Limited,” he said.
