Federal Executive Council FEC has approved 13.3 billion naira for the provision of group life assurance scheme for the Nigerian Police Force.
The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, made this known when he addressed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
According to him, the scheme will cover 318,319 police officers and men for the year 2022-2023.
According to the minister, the essence of the group life assurance scheme is to encourage the police officers and men who have been working hard to ensure the security of lives and property across the country.
Also addressing the correspondents on the outcome of the FEC meeting, the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, revealed that the Council approved 3.4 billion naira for the restoration of power supply to Maiduguri, Borno.
The minister further revealed that 23.9 million dollars was approved for the construction of power substations in Geidam, Yobe, and Zing in Taraba.
