Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the rift between Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), and Chris Ngige, minister of labour, will be resolved.Mohammed said this while briefing reporters at the end of the weekly federal executive council (FEC).Mohammed said he would not make further comments on the rift because he needed to confirm the authenticity of [...]
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The federal executive council (FEC) has approved N47 billion for the repair of three roads.The roads to be rehabilitated are Baban Lamba-Sharam road in Plateau state, Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta and Enugu-Port Harcourt road.Speaking with journalists after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, said the Lagos to Abeokuta road was first awarded in [...]
The federal executive council (FEC) meeting has been cancelled to enable President Muhammadu Buhari attend a meeting with service chiefs.The security meeting which normally holds Monday was moved to Wednesday because of the Easter public holiday.This is the fourth time FEC meeting will not hold since the inception of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration in 2015.The first time FEC meeting was [...]
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved a new framework to expand the 33KVA and 11KVA electricity transmission lines in the country.The framework will ensure distribution of 2,000 megawatts of generated energy currently not being distributed from power stations.FEC gave the approval on Wednesday during the council’s weekly meeting.Addressing state house correspondents after the meeting, Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, [...]
This week's federal executive council (FEC) meeting has been extended till Thursday.Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, disclosed this to reporters on Wednesday.He said the meeting was extended to enable the council deliberate and take decisions on pending issues.President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the meeting which is considered the longest since he took office in 2015.Shehu said the federal government had the [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari will soon appoint more ministers into his cabinet. He will also make fresh board appointments in response to his party members' demands.Buhari gave hints of the new appointments in a speech delivered to the national executive council (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja.There are currently 36 ministers, with 14 of them being ministers of [...]
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the draft for the 2018 budget proposal.Udo Udoma, minister of budget and national planning, said this on Thursday while addressing state house correspondents after the FEC meeting in Abuja.He said FEC will liaise with the national assembly on when President Muhammadu Buhari will submit the draft to the lawmakers. “We did promise that the [...]
Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of interior, was absent at the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday.Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, had announced the postponement of the meeting to Thursday.FEC meeting usually holds on Wednesday.Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation and Winifred Oyo-Ita, head of the civil service [...]
The presidency has postponed this week's federal executive council (FEC) meeting to Thursday.The meeting usually holds on Wednesday.Garba Shehu, spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari, announced the postponement in a tweet. He said the only agenda of the meeting is the 2018 budget.“Federal executive council (FEC) meeting will hold tomorrow, Thursday October 26. Agenda is #Budget2018, which is currently being finalized," the [...]
The federal executive council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the sum of N236 million for the completion of Sabke Irrigation Dam in Katsina state.Addressing state house correspondents after the council's weekly meeting in Abuja, Suleiman Adamu, minister of water resources, said the contract for the dam was initially awarded in 1997.He said it was then re-awarded in 2009 after it was [...]
Isaac Adewole, minister of health, says the monkeypox virus has spread to 11 states with 74 suspected cases recorded.Addressing state house correspondents after the federal executive meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, Adewole dismissed the reports that the military has been spreading the virus through vaccination.Monkeypox is a rare virus transmitted to humans from animals, with symptoms in humans similar to those [...]
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the payment of N25.99 billion debt owed by ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to electricity distribution companies (DisCos).The amount is part of the N67.41 billion the discos said they were being owed by the MDAs.Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, divulged this to state house reporters shortly after the FEC meeting [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the federal executive council (FEC) meeting.This is the first FEC meeting he has presided over in three months.The president returned to the country on August 19 after spending more than 100 days in the UK where he received medical treatment.In his absence, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo presided over the council meeting.Last Wednesday, the meeting [...]
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has ordered the release of N1.6 billion to 16 states ravaged by flooding across the country.Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, made this known to state house correspondents after the weekly federal executive council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja.He said the acting president has directed Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, to “immediately” disburse the money to the [...]
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the inclusion of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in the country's National Health Insurance (NHIS) scheme.Isaac Adewole, minister of health, disclosed this to state house correspondents after the weekly FEC meeting on Wednesday in Abuja.He said the inclusion was aimed at preventing the sad incidents of deaths of corps members across the [...]
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, has assured the Igbo residing in the northern part of the country that their safety is guaranteed because the quit notice issued to them is "completely under control".A coalition of northern youth had given Igbo in the north until October 1 to vacate the region.But speaking with state house correspondents after the weekly federal executive council [...]
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