The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved 21 million euros for the purchase of two tug boats for towing of maritime vessels, and another N703 million for dredging of the turning base of the Baro river port in Niger State. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, announced this while briefing State House Correspondents after […]
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The Nigerian government has reminded authorities at federal universities that the policy on the non-payment of tuition fees in federal universities is still ongoing. The Minister of State for Education, Anthony Anwuka, said this while briefing state house correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday. He […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N10.7billion for the establishment of new 10 rice mills and N68.6 billion for road projects across the country. This was disclosed by the Ministers of State for Agriculture, Heneiken Lokpobiri and that of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola after the Council’s meeting chaired by President Muhammadu […]
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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. President Muhammadu Buhari cancelled the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting but met with Security Chiefs at the Presidential Villa […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved N20.8billion for the rehabilitation of Ikorodu–Shagamu road. It also approved N4.2billion for the procurement of aviation firefighting equipment. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the disclosure when he briefed State House correspondents alongside the Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika and […]
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The meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) will not hold on Wednesday, February 28, according to a statement by media and publicity adviser, Femi Adesina. He said the meeting was shelved because of the participation of President Muhammadu Buhari and a significant number of ministers at the High-Level Meeting of the International Conference on […]
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Nigeria’s minister of communications and chairman of Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo Support Group,, Adebayo Shittu, on Wednesday attended the federal executive council (FEC) meeting with a ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bag containing the caps which had the inscription ‘Continuity 19: Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo’. Shittu, who wore the cap, distributed some to the ministers in attendance. Shortly before the commencement of the […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, at the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, mandated Ibe Kachikwu, the minister of petroleum resources, and Maikanti Baru, group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to clear the fuel queues in Abuja and Lagos by the weekend. Lai Mohammed, the minister of information, who briefed journalists about […]
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The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday in Abuja approved N987 million for the procurement of 50 vehicles for Special Mines Surveillance Task Force to check illegal mining activities across the country. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council’s […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the FEC meeting. At the meeting, the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winnifred Oyo-Ita, in […]
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