Nigerian govt approves N6bn for construction of agric ministry building

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the sum of N6 billion for the construction of the corporate headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Abubakar, disclosed this to journalists at the end of the FEC meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja.

He said: “The memo we presented was for the construction of our corporate headquarters here in Abuja. Since the relocation of the ministry to Abuja over 30 years ago, we have not had a corporate headquarters.