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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of 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 on Wednesday at a meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.

Speaking on behalf of the minister of aviation, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, culture and tourism, told state house correspondents after that the federal government is 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 Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,” Mohammed said.

“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.”