Tag: National Economic Council
NEC begs NLC, TUC not to embark on strike
The Council also appealed to the unions to suspend its planned nationwide indefinite strike schedule to start on Oct. 3.
Nigeria’s Economic Council refutes Obaseki’s claim
Nigeria’s National Economic Council (NEC) has refuted claims by Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki that the federal government printed money…
NEC orders governors monitor SWAT, probe police brutality, set up Victim Fund
Nigeria's National Economic Council deviated from its agenda on Thursday and took decisions to meet the demands of youths at…
FG not taking over DISCOs
The Federal Government has issued some clarifications over the decision of the National Economic Council on the issue of the…
NEC sets up Security Committee to confront banditry, kidnapping
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday set up a Security and Policing Committee to address the challenge of banditry,…
NEC reconstitutes committee to reconcile Excess Crude Account
The National Economic Council on Thursday in Abuja reconstituted an Ad-hoc Committee to reconcile the Excess Crude Account, Nigerian National…
FG, UNAIDS to partner on domestic HIV/AIDS drugs manufacture, others
The United Nations AIDS (UNAIDS) programme in Nigeria said it would partner the Federal Government in domestically sourcing funds and…
FG develops 30-year infrastructure Master plan
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Tuesday considered the final draft of the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP) meant…
Excess Crude account stands at $3.5bn, says Okonjo-Iweala
Nigeria’s National Economic Council, NEC on Thursday asked the Federal Government to separate the Excess Crude Accounts from the Sure-P…
Nigeria approves $9billion jumbo loans for states, FG
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday approved borrowing plans for the Federal and State Governments to enable them access…
Nigeria plans six mega universities
Nigeria’s National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday approved the upgrade of six federal universities to mega tertiary institutions with absorptive…
Subsidy Fraud: Economic Council backs FG
As residents of Abuja, continue to groan from fuel scarcity that has grounded the capital city for some weeks now,…
Muslim Groups Appeal To NLC To Shelve Strike
Muslim groups have appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its proposed three-day warning strike scheduled to begin…
NEC Endorses N18,000 Minimum Wage For Workers
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday endorsed the proposed N18,000Â minimum wage for civil servants. Gov. Adams Oshiomhole disclosed…