The federal executive council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a N29.4 billion contract for the rehabilitation of the 9th Mile section of the Enugu-Onitsha expressway. Babatunde Fashola, minster of works, said the contract was retrieved from an contractor “for incompetent execution”. It has now awarded to RCC construction firm, which is already handling the remaining stretch of […]
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A final agreement have been reached by the, Federal Executive Council (FEC), over the payment of the N30,000 minimum wage. The meeting was chaired on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently in Russia, by his Vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and he ordered that Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, to effect the payment […]
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As revealed by the presidency, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting that holds every Wednesday will not take place this week. Mr Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. “This is due to the fact that all the memos earlier submitted to […]
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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 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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The Federal Government of Nigeria, at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) held on Wednesday approved the establishment of six new private universities in the country. The decision is part of steps taken to enable National Universities Commission (NUC) ensure maximum supervision in order to maintain required standards. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who briefed […]
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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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The federal executive council (FEC) on Thursday approved the draft for the 2018 budget proposal. The minister of budget and national planning, Udo Udoma, made the disclosure 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 […]
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The federal government of Nigeria (FG) has announced that the weekly federal executive council (FEC) meeting will not hold on Wednesday. Lai Mohammed, minister of Information said the cancellation is due to the lack of adequate time for ministers to prepare documents for the meeting. He said this is as a result of the Eid-el-Kabir […]
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