On behalf of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and all Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari condoles with the family of Nigeria’s Chief Trade Negotiator and Director General of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations, Amb. Chiedu Osakwe. A statement by the…
Why we postponed FEC meeting – Presidency
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will not take place on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. According to a statement by the President’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, this is due to the fact that all the memos earlier submitted to the council…
Why Buhari postponed FEC meeting –Presidency (Punch)
The Presidency said on Tuesday the Federal Executive Council meeting expected to hold today was not possible because the ministers had been given time to study all pending memos relating to their offices before they were inaugurated. It added that…
FEC approves N2.8bn contract to decongest prisons electronically (Punch)
The sum of N2.8bn was approved by the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday to help speed up the decongestion of crowded prisons in the country by digital connectivity. The project will establish a digital web-based, integrated system that will monitor…
Buhari congratulates FirstBank @125
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with First Bank Nigeria Limited on its 125th anniversary. A statement by the President’s Spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said that on behalf of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), and Nigerians in general, President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates…
We will not use govt money for campaign – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that no government money will be used by his administration for the campaign to return him and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to power in the coming elections. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to…
Good bye Yabatech! FG scraps award of HND certificates
The Federal Government of Nigeria has scrapped award of HND Certificates by Polytechnics. The decision was reached at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday where the approval of a comprehensive reform of Nigeria’s tertiary education system was made. In effect,…
FG, oil marketers disagree over outstanding subsidy payment (New Telegraph)
The Federal Government and Independent oil marketers, yesterday in Abuja, disagreed over the outstanding subsidy payment due to the marketers for the period spanning 2016 and 2017. The disagreement occurred during a meeting of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream),…
FEC okays policy to check alleged trade unions’ excesses (Guardian)
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a draft white paper on the Technical Committee on Industrial Relations Matters in Public Service which seeks to check what government considers excessive trade unionism, abuses by employers and illegal private practice by…
5 times Buhari cancelled FEC meeting this year
The Nigerian Presidency on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) scheduled for Wednesday. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The…
