The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved maritime infrastructure and safety projects worth about N286 billion for the ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.
The approvals, the Federal Government said, was aimed at strengthening the economic potential of the country’s ports and navigational safety.
Addressing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, who stood in for the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola said the approvals cover the acquisition of marine pollution control vessels, pilot cutter boats, firefighting vessels and the dredging of the Escravos Channel.
He announced that the projects are part of the present administration’s strategy to improve port efficiency, safeguard the marine environment and boost Nigeria’s maritime infrastructure to global standards.
Listing the approvals, the Environment minister disclosed that FEC approved the procurement of two marine pollution control vessels at a cost of about N59.05 billion to combat plastic pollution, oil spills and other marine waste across Nigeria’s territorial waters, creeks and inland waterways.
