Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a ₦58.47 trillion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year, setting the stage for its presentation to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. The approval was announced on Friday by the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Mr. Tanimu Yakubu,...
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Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a series of major road construction and rehabilitation projects worth more than ₦400 billion as part of the federal government’s drive to improve road infrastructure across the country. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, announced the approvals while briefing State House correspondents after Thursday’s...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – Abia State Government has received approval from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for a $125 million loan from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to fund its Integrated Infrastructure Development Project. The announcement was made by Mr. Ukoha Njoku, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Alex...
Federal Executive Council (FEC), chaired by President Bola Tinubu, has approved contracts totaling over ₦1 trillion to bolster electricity supply in universities and hospitals and upgrade aviation infrastructure nationwide, as announced following Thursday’s FEC meeting at the State House, Abuja. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, revealed that ₦68.7...
Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved Group Life Assurance Scheme for government workers, paramilitary and uniformed personnel. Walson-Jack said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the sixth FEC meeting of the year on...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the reforms introduced by the President Bola Tinubu led administration are working and have started bearing fruits. The minister said this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Tuesday. “The government of...
President Bola Tinubu has approved N80 billion for the reconstruction and expansion of the Alau Dam in Borno. The Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Joseph Utsev, confirmed this during a briefing with State House correspondents following the second FEC meeting of the year on Tuesday. Utsev, also the chairman...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 1.07 billion dollars for healthcare sector reforms under the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) programme. The Federal Government also approved a N4.8 billion allocation for HIV treatment, Mr Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has mourned the passing of a former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Lt.-Gen. Jeremiah Useni, aged 82. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, on behalf of FEC, conveyed the condolence message in a statement by Mr Segun Imohiosen, Director...
The Federal Executive Council on Monday approved the renaming of the University of Abuja as Yakubu Gowon University. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents following the council’s last meeting for 2024 at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The University of...
President Bola Tinubu has approved free transportation nationwide ahead of Christmas celebration. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced this while briefing State House correspondents shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the President on Monday. He said the Federal Government will commence a nationwide free train...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $2.2 billion financing programme for external borrowing, including a potential Eurobond and Sukuk bond offer. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, made this known while briefing newsmen after the FEC meeting on Wednesday at the...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N78.35 billion for the construction and rehabilitation of the Buruku/Gboko Water Supply project in Benue and the Greater Dutse Water Supply Project in Jigawa. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, said this while briefing State House correspondents after...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the construction of 14 roads and bridges, which were badly affected by floods, in Ekiti State, Adamawa, Kebbi and Enugu States. Works Minister David Umahi said this while addressing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting. He said the others are in...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to sell crude oil to Dangote Refinery and other local refineries in naira and not in United States greenback. Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) boss Zack Adedeji disclosed after a FEC meeting chaired by...
President Bola Tinubu would consult further before arriving at a final decision on the new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed that all new vehicles, generators or tricycles procured by government and its agencies must be powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), solar or electric. This is in line with the administration’s commitment to ensure energy security, drive utility and cut high...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has mourned the passing of former Minister of State for Health, Chief Gabriel Aduku, aged, 80. Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), mourned the passing of renowned architect on Tuesday in a statement by Segun Imohiosen, the Director...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the merging, scrapping and subsuming of some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government in line with its policy of reducing cost of governance. Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, Hajiya Hadiza...
The Federal Executive Council has adopted the Steve Oronsaye report on the reform of the civil serviceIdri to cut cost of governance. Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris disclosed this at the end of the council meeting on Monday in Abuja. He said that some Ministries,...