(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N805.7 million for the purchase equipment to enhance security at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters, Abuja.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, briefed State House correspondents after a virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“You will recall that from 2011 upwards, there have been various attacks on Federal Government institutions and even multilateral institutions just like UN headquarters building.
“Consequent upon those attacks in 2011, 2014, 2018, the Federal Government set up what is called Vulnerability Assessment Committee to see how we can better protect ministries, departments and agencies.
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The Federal Government on Wednesday moved to enhance security at the new headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Jabi, Abuja, with the approval of N805.7m for security equipment.
The approval was given at the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.
Osinbajo stood in for the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), who is on a four-day official visit to France.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed the approval to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting.
Mohammed recalled that from 2011 upwards, there have been various attacks on government institutions and multilateral institutions like the United Nations’ building.
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said effective collaboration between the federal government through its agencies and state governments will bring about more dividends and improved service delivery to Nigerians.
Prof. Osinbajo made the statement yesterday at the inauguration of the Federal Road Safety Corps Marshal Inspector Training School in Owa-Alero, Delta State.
A presidential spokesman Laolu Akande said the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led administration in the state built and furnished the school and donated it to the federal government.
The vice president also commended the cordial relationship between the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) and the FRSC which, according to him, “has led to the establishment of two additional training institutions in the last one year.”