The Federal Executive Council has approved N495m for the procurement and installation of luggage scanners at railway stations located in Abuja, Kaduna, and Kano states.Information Guide Nigeria
The Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye who made the declaration on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting said luggage scanners was meant to enhance security of lives and property at the railway facilities.
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According to DAILY POST, he said: “The devices to be deployed at railway stations in Idu, Rigassa, Kubwa, Jere, Kano and Kaduna include eight colour imaging x-rays, eight body scanners walk through metal detectors and 50 handheld scanners for an effective security network.”
In view of the process of security of lives and property, Adegoroye said that such equipment has to be installed at the railway stations.
The Minister said that the federal government does not want people to come and damage all that the government has been trying to put in place in that sector.NYSC Portal
He said that a 10-year concession to Messrs Arcuff to carry out two-way services at Lekki Deep Seaport and Dangote Jetty for optimal performance has been approved by the Federal Executive Council.JAMB Result
