The federal executive council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a fresh $1 billion Chinese loan for a power project. The approval was given at a meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja. Confirming the loan approval, Suleiman Adamu, minister of water resources, said it will be obtained from the China-Exim Bank […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the longest meeting of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting in the history of his administration. The meeting, which started around 11am at the presidential villa, Abuja, was still in session as of 9:30pm. The meeting was scheduled to deliberate on at least than 25 memos from federal […]
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Four private universities have been approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The approval was made during the weekly council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The universities are situated in Kaduna, Oyo, Ogun and Osun States. They include Greenfield University (Kaduna) Dominion University (Oyo) Trinity University (Ogun) and Westland University […]
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The Federal Executive Council(FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Abuja has approved the 2019 Executive Budget Proposals. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, who briefed State House correspondents after the extraordinary FEC, said the proposals would be sent to the National Assembly. The minister, however, did not […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a budgetary proposal of N8.73 trillion for 2019 fiscal year, N400 billion lower than the 2018 budget. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Council’s meeting. The meeting was […]
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The Federal Executive Committee, FEC, on Wednesday, approved a contract for the repair of the Lagos Badagry Expressway. This was revealed in a tweet on the official twitter handle of the Federal, Government, @AsoRock. According to the tweet, the rehabilitation will focus on the 46 kilometre of the road from the Agbara-Badagry-Seme Border. The post […]
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The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved that $2.9 billion in Eurobond be raised to fund capital projects in the 2018 budget. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, made this known when she addressed State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Nigeria had in November […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N230.2 billion for roads projects and mining data in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Alhaji Bawa Bwari, made this known when they briefed State House […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved N133 million for procurement of infrastructure and equipment for Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to check examination malpractices. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC), Wednesday approved the rehabilitation and construction of 14 roads in different parts of the country at the cost of N185.3 billion. The Special Adviser, Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, announced this on behalf of the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, while briefing State House correspondents […]
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