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FG okays N1.3bn for purchase of surveillance cameras in Lagos, Abuja airports

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The Federal Executive Council has approved a contract worth about N1.3bn for the design, supply and installation of PTZ long range tarmac camera surveillance system at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja after a meeting of the council presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

He briefed the journalists on behalf of the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika.

According to him: “The total sum of the contract is N1,278,594,250. This is in order to upgrade and provide security and safety for the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, especially to avoid incidence on the air site and runway,” he said.