The Federal Government approved a draft national policy on labour migration, which is aimed at managing the movement of labour across national and international borders.
This was disclosed by the outgoing Minister of Labour, Emeka Wogu after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which was presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Wogu who said the draft was finally approved at the Council meeting also explained that the policy would help to protect the dignity Nigerian workers migrating to work in different parts of the world.
He said the policy would also aid to stem the incidence of illegal migration, which he noted as being the bane of most developing nations.
Council also approved a contract worth N2.7 billion for the reconstruction of some ageing roads in the FCT.
The Minister of FCT, Sen Bala Mohammed, who also briefed journalists, said the roads which are located in the Wuse and Garki districts of Abuja were built in the 1980s, adding that the road reconstruction programme, which were in two phases, started in Nov. 2012.
According to him, the first phase of the project which was awarded at the cost of N2.5 billion in 2012 is almost completed.
Council also approved a contract worth N600 Million, for the purchase of branded sporting equipment for distribution to selected primary schools in the country.
The Minister of Special Duties, Mr Taminu Turaki, who disclosed this at the briefing, said that the contract was part of the good course intervention project of the National Lottery Trust Fund.
Turaki said that the first batch of the equipment which is worth N600 million would be distributed to a total of 981 primary schools with nine drafted from each of the senatorial zones of the country.
“You are all aware of the stand of Mr President as far as the transformation of the sports sector is concerned.
“So, we felt that by targeting primary schools web will be able to enhance skills and improve capacity development at that level.
“By this we will be able, as a government, to catch talents while they are still young and develop them,?? he said.
