FEC okays N665m contract variation for poultry farming in 4 states

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved an N665 million variation for contracts to boost poultry farming in Borno, Plateau, Yobe and Zamfara states.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouk disclosed this to State House correspondents at the weekly FEC meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari.

She said the poultry programme was in support of victims affected by conflicts in 2019 in the four states.

She said the variation was meant to address current changes in prices of poultry equipment since the scheme was approved two years ago.

“Today, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development presented a memo to the council on behalf of the National Emergency Management Agency, seeking approval for the revised estimated cost for contracts for the procurement of poultry equipment for Borno, Plateau, Yobe and Zamfara States.”

Similarly, the FEC on Wednesday approved a National Diaspora Policy for Nigeria, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said.

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