Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the sum of N1.039 billion for contracts variation in the ministries of health and water resources.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Mohammed said the approved sum is for an upward review of the contract for the emergency supply, installation and maintenance of the 38 oxygen plants all over the country.
The Minister added that the total sum also covers the revised estimate cost for the consultants supervising Bagwai Water Dam Irrigation project in Kano State.