The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and
Publicity, Garba Shehu, made the disclosure while briefing State House
Correspondents after the federal cabinet meeting at the Council Chambers of the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to him, “Among those memos that were okayed today
was the award of the contract for the supply and installation of information
and communication technology (ICT) components for the 2023 population census.
This is for the National Population Commission (NPC). It is meant for census.
The ICT component contract was awarded for about N10.9 billion.
“Another contract that was approved for the National
Population Commission was the contract for the development and implementation
of mobile device management solution for the personal digital assistance
devices to be used for the 2023 population census. This is in the sum of about
N4.4 billion.”
Shehu said council also approved contract for the
development of external cost of infrastructure at the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) new training academy at N3.3 billion naira.
He added that the sum of N1 billion was equally approved for
the contract for the procurement of 19 vehicles for the Nigerian Ports
Authority (NPA).
Shehu said council approved N65 million for variation in the
cost for the supply of airport fire crash tenders in the Ministry of Aviation.
He said council approved policy on HIV/AIDS to protect
people living with the disease against work place discrimination and new
regulations on woodworking ecosystem.
Additionally, Council also approved a bill to replace the
outdated mining law in Nigeria.
Shehu speaking on the two approvals for Ministry of Labour
and Employment said: “One is pertaining to the woodworking ecosystem.
Government has revised regulations pertaining to woodworking machinery and the
entire ecosystem which dated back to 1959. New regulations have been put in
place as empowered by the law. And by this approval, the Attorney General of
the Federation and Minister of Justice will domicile and gazette these changes
that have been approved.
“His other approval is on policy on HIV/AIDS. Basically,
this is to guarantee personal human rights over people with HIV in work places
so that they are not discriminated against and they are given equal rights. So,
that is what it is about. They are not discriminated against and they are given
all that is due to them. And they are respected, especially with regards to
their personal and human rights.”
Minister of Mines and Steels Development, Olamilekan Adegbite,
said council approved a new bill to go to the National Assembly to replace the
old law guiding mining in Nigeria. The law we are operating on now is 2007
Nigeria Mineral and Mining Law and 2007 to date is 16 years. It has become
obsolete.
“A lot of new things have come up in mining. There’s a
renewed focus and everyone is coming there and as expressed today, it’s a new
frontier for economic growth in Nigeria. So we need to update the law in line
with modern realities and the laws with some amendments.
“The bill, the proposed Act was passed in the Chamber’s with
some amendments. So the Attorney General will be sending the bill, which is the
Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act 2023. to the National Assembly, which we
intend to follow up.
“The members of National Assembly are fully with us on this
and are part of the process. They promised us a speedy process, so that this
bill can pass and Mr. President can accent to it before we leave office in
May.”
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said,
the council approved three memoranda, including one for the digitization of
processes and workflow which was approved at the sum of N916.8 million and
augmentation of road projects
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning,
Zainab Ahmed, said the Nigerian Customs Service was granted approval for the
construction of several flats at their barracks worth over N17 billion in the
nation’s capital, Abuja.
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