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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu(left); Deputy Speaker, state’s House of Assembly, Wasiu Sanni Eshilokun, during the groundbreaking of the New Massey Children Hospital at Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island. The Lagos State government has jump-started its urban renewal scheme in the Island Central Business District with the commencement of road and health infrastructure in Adeniji Adele and its environs. The proposed project includes a 150 bed new Massey Street Children Pediatrics Hospital, reconstruction and upgrade of Adeniji Adele and Tapa/Oke Popo Streets roads. Massey Hospital was established in 1914 as the first General Outpatient Clinic and Referral Centre in Lagos State and was converted to a full-fledged Pediatrics Hospital in 1961.
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Massey Street Children Hospital – the century old secondary health facility on the Lagos Island and a birthplace of prominent Lagosians – is now to be upgraded and relocated to a convenient site.
The single-storey 85-bed paediatrics facility, established in 1914, is currently overstretched to meet the care demands of children because of the increasing number of patients it receives daily; the inadequacy prompted the State Governmentâs move to upgrade the hospital in order to meet the needs of the residents.
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved over N45 billion for various road, power and water projects.
While N31.629 billion was approved as an additional cost to the initial N66.831 billion contract awarded to Julius Berger for the completion of roads B6, B12 and Circular Road in Central Area District, Abuja, N8.180 billion was endorsed for the maintenance of 10 roads in different parts of the country. The council also okayed N4.7 billion as consultancy fee for the management and supervision of ongoing construction of Zungeru power project.
In addition, N627,600 was approved for the procurement of field materials (alum and gaseous chlorine) for water treatment by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Water Board and another N200 million for water treatment with the completion period of 12 months.
Bello said the approval given for road contracts was in favour of an upward review of some roads within the territory.
“Federal Executive Council meeting approved the award of contract for the procurement of Field Materials ((ALUM and Gaseous Chlorine) for Water Treatment by the Federal Capital Territory Water Board, to Messrs Gojac Nigeria Limited at the sum of N627,600 and Mudpha Nigeria Limited at N200,000. Completion period is 12 months.
“It also approved request for upward review of the contract sum for the completion of roads B6, B12 and Circlar Road, Central Area District, Abuja – Revised Estimated Total Coat (RETC) No. 2, awarded to Messrs Julius Berger Nigeria Plc.