The Federal Executive Council Wednesday, approved three memos, including the procurement of 5 fire trucks for the Nigeria Fire Service , as well as construction of a data center for the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS, two parastatals under the Ministry of Interior.
The approvals by FEC also covered the procurement of 116 trucks for the Nigeria Prison Service for conveying inmates to the Courts, amongst other places.
The Minister of Interior, Abdurahman Dambazzau disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House Correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Dambazzau said the 116 operational trucks which he christened” green Maria” will be distributed amongst the 240 prisons for their daily operations including, taking prisoners to Courts, adding that “ This is part of our efforts to ensure speedy justice dispensation in our Prison system”.
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