FEC has approved N15.3 billion to install ICT components for the 2023 Census.

Shehu also stated that N1 billion was approved for the contract to procure 19 vehicles for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved two contracts worth N15.3 billion on Wednesday for the supply and installation of ICT components and digital assistance devices for the 2023 population census. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, made the announcement following the Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday. "Among the memos approved today was the contract for the supply and installation of information and communication technology (ICT) components for the 2023 population census," Shehu said. "For the National Population Commission" (NPC). It is intended for census purposes. The contract for the ICT component was worth approximately N10.9 billion. “Another contract that was approved for the National Population Commission was the contract for the development and implementation of mobile device management solution for the personal digital assistances devices to be used for the 2023 population census. ”This is in the sum of about N4.4 billion.”