Tag: FEC
-
Sci-tech will make Nigeria 9th largest economy in the world – Minister
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has said if science and technology (Sci-tech) is exploited and harnessed, could result to achieving the projection of Nigeria as the 9th largest economy in the world. The Minister stated this on Wednesday after his Ministry had presented the 2017 to 2030 Science and Technology Roadmap…
-
FEC approves appointment of doctors nationwide, 2017 ICT roadmap
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the employment of more medical doctors to various hospitals across the country. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole on Wednesday told State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting that the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria would coordinate the exercise with his ministry. He said: “At today’s meeting,…
-
PHOTOS: Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council Meeting. The meeting was held at the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja.
-
Buhari absent at FEC but present in governance
By Nkechi Odoma It is public knowledge that President Muhammadu Buhari did not make the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday. For three consecutive Wednesdays, the president did not show up for the FEC meeting and Nigerians have begun to ask questions with some offering answers that suits their interpretations of the occurrence. Those…
-
Why Buhari did not hold FEC meeting today – Presidency
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, has explained that President Muhammadu Buhari did not convene Wednesday’s (today) Federal Executive Cabinet, FEC due to the just concluded Easter break which ran over into the new week. Shehu stated that the council secretariat had no time to prepare and…
-
Buhari is not sick, he will be back in office by tomorrow – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said President Muhammadu Buhari deliberately assigned Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to preside over Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council so as to attend to other official matters. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister’s clarification came on the heels of speculations on the President’s health condition…
-
FEC approves N4.6bn for new fire equipment, employment of fire fighters
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N4.6 billion for the purchase of new fire-fighting equipment to contain fire incidents in the country. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazau, gave the indication at a joint State House Media briefing with the Aviation Minister, Alhaji Hadi Sirika. Danbazau said there was an appropriation…
-
PHOTOS: Buhari presides over 1st FEC meeting of 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari is today presiding over the first Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of 2017 at the Council Chamber in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, with key discussion that will shape the New Year expected to be discussed. FEC held its last meeting of 2016 21st of December as ministers proceeded for the…
-
FEC approves 2017 budget
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved the 2017 budget after missing the September target for the presentation of the 2017 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly. Briefing State House correspondents after Wednesday’s council meeting, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma said that the budget details would be revealed…