 Still in Abuja, the federal government has approved 16.04 billion Naira ecological fund projects across 12 states and the federal capital territory for soil, erosion, flood and pollution control interventions. Femi-additional special advisor to the president on media and publicity said this while addressing statehouse correspondence at the end of the FEC meeting on Wednesday. Additional explained that the approved funds for the projects, 16.04 billion Naira, inclusive of 7.5% value added tax, is for the third and fourth quarters of 2020. It said projects for implementation include erosion, flood control, breed reconstruction and road improvement at Umulain, the communities of Bender, the local government area, Abia State, Gully Erosion Control Works at Umukoro Lua Okata community. The ecological fund projects for the third and fourth quarters of last year were approved. Third and fourth quarters of last year there are soil, erosion and flood control and pollution control intervention projects. And these are the projects that were approved. Erosion, flood control, bridge reconstruction and road improvement at Umuei Unpa, communities of Bender, local government area in Abia State. Then we have Gully Erosion Control Works at Umukoro Lua Okata community. Ihite Oboma, local government area in Emu State. Number three is Imakuomi Erosion Control Project Ogunwata side, local government phase two, Ogun State. Number four, afforestation, combating land degradation, road improvement, measures in Awori Oshun Ikui Agroforestry community in Ishokunloka government area of Oshun State. Then there was approval for the revised estimate total cost on the contract for the construction of Dematuru, Gashua, Unguru, 132 KVA double circuit transmission line for the transmission company of Nigeria. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.