The council awarded the construction of 283.4km roads to BUA Cement company under the Federal Government’s tax credit scheme at the cost of N328 billion.
The Council also approved a new bill, known as Nigeria Mining and Mineral Act, 2023, to replace the Nigerian mining law and update the law.
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, also revealed that the Federal Government secured a World Bank facility worth US$800 million.
It will be used to attend to a segment of post-petroleum subsidy palliatives requirement in the country.
According to her, the US$ 800 million is the first tranche of palliatives to be disbursed through cash transfers to about 50 million Nigerians, who belong to the most vulnerable category of society.
The president hosted the newly-installed Emir of Dutse, Alhaji Muhammad Sunusi, who visited him on Thursday at the State House, Abuja.
Buhari, on the same day, also hosted two outgoing Ambassadors in farewell audiences at State House, Abuja.
The affected Ambassadors, who had kind words to say about their tour of duty in Nigeria, included Eustaquio Januario Quibato of Republic of Angola, and Dr Fahad Obaid Al Taffaq of United Arab Emirates (UAE).
In his Easter Message on Friday, President Buhari urged Nigerians to continue to be confident and believe strongly in Nigeria as a geo-political entity for better seasons ahead.
While recognising that Easter is about renewed hope and a glorious future, the President joined Christians in Nigeria and around the world to celebrate the occasion, which commemorated the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, signposting his victory over death.
The president ended the week on Saturday when he hosted the Outgoing Rwandan High Commissioner to Nigeria, Stanislas Kamanzi.
Kamanzi stated that he would be departing the country, ”having registered assurances that Nigeria is a friendly country” and in the full expectation that his successor will build on his work here.
The outgoing High Commissioner thanked Nigerian government officials for creating a true spirit of mutual cooperation, without any artificial barriers that enabled him to make a success of his duty tour in Nigeria.
Buhari congratulated the outgoing diplomat on his very successful tour of duty and spoke about a range of issues and the substantial progress made in the Nigeria-Rwanda relationship over the past eight years.
The president and the High Commissioner discussed bilateral accomplishments in the area of aviation, with Rwanda Airline operating eight weekly flights to Lagos and five to Abuja. (NAN)