The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N4.333 billion contract for the procurement of trains and coaches, Transport Minister Idris Umar, said.
Umar stated this after the Council meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
He said the council had also approved contracts for the procurement of air-conditioned trains which would be deployed to the Lagos-Kano rail axis in an anticipation of its formal opening before the Christmas. He said the council also approved contract for the procurement of two sets of five-car diesel multiple unit with a capacity of 540 passengers.
The minister said contract for the procurement of additional six number of 60-seater passenger coaches for intra-city mass transit service had also been approved. The contracts, he said, were awarded to Messrs CSR NANJIMG PUZHEN Co. Ltd. and Kin Tech Nig. Ltd with completion period of 13 months.
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