The Federal Government on Thursday approved N4.6billion for the construction of seven model schools to be located in the six geopolitical zones of the country.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who made the disclosure while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive meeting presided by the Vice President said the model schools would be sited in Bauchi, Imo, Lagos, Nasarawa, Katsina Edo states as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to him
“The Federal Executive Council approved the award of contracts for the supply of first-line antiretroviral medicine for the National Agency for the Control of AIDs to three different locations; namely the Central Medical Stores in Oshodi (Lagos), Umuahia (Abia) and Jalingo in Taraba.
“There was also approval for the supply of second-line antiretroviral medicines for the same agency.
“The difference between the first-line and the second-line is that when you give the first-line antiretroviral some patients do develop resistance. So, for such patients, they have to go to the second-line antiretroviral,’’ he said.
Speaking further, the Minister disclosed that the council approved N1.8billion for the upgrading of additional 11kilometers road network at Quarters Community in Gwagwalada while another N440.9 million was approved for review of sewage master plan for FCT and design of Interceptor Sewer lines for Phase V including production of tender documents.
