FG Approves Contract Worth N521bn To Procure Customs Operational Equipment
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, approved contracts worth N521.03 billion for the procurement of 16 patrol boats and 427 operational vehicles for the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).
The Council, at its 47th weekly virtual meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, approved the contracts.
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, announced the contracts while speaking with newsmen after the FEC meeting.
She gave the breakdown of the approved contracts to include the design, construction and supply of two NC36M Customs patrol boats at a cost of N5.06 billion with a delivery period of 12 months.
Other FEC approvals for Customs she said, included the design, construction and supply of seven Customs fast assault patrol boats and seven regular patrol boats, at a total cost of N501.47 billion and the procurement of 427 patrol vehicles at a cost of N14.5 billion with a delivery period of four months.
The minister said; “The purpose of the purchase of the two types of petrol boats is to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of operations of the Nigerian Customs Service in its bid to control smuggling and also ensure enhanced efficiency in all customs duty operations in the Marine Unit of the Nigerian Customs Service.”
