Buhari to commission NILDS Permanent Site in May ….As NASS gives Julius Berger marching order on completion

He however directed the project executors to table their financial difficulties on the project to governing council of NILDS in the first week of May for expeditious solution . But one of the project consultants , Architect Zingart Gonwalk said fluctuations in exchange rate within the last three years, resulted in outstanding balance of N7.5billion to be paid to Julius Berger . The Director General of NILDS , Professor Abubakar Sulaiman told officials of Julius Berger in the presence of the Speaker , that the Institute is not owing the construction firm even as N2.5billion is provided for in the 2023 budget for completion of the project . " This project has come a long way and should be delivered for the required usage within the stated period by the Speaker . " The most important thing to be done between now and then , is for all the offices and lecture rooms to be furnished preparatory to the commissioning ", he said . The Project earlier billed for commissioning in May 2019 , is located in Piwoyi District along the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport road on 8.12 hectares (81,200m2) of land, Plot 307 Cadastral zone . The ultra-modern infrastructure when fully completed and commissioned, will enable the Institute , carry out its mandate of building capacity among legislators at the national and regional levels and foster collaboration with other organisations and international institutions. It will most importantly , enable students and lecturers in the Institute , have very conducive environment for teaching and learning .