The National Economic Council (NEC), yesterday, gave a one-week ultimatum to three Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, to submit their position paper on the proposed creation of state police.

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Accord Party, on Wednesday, approved the expulsion of its former presidential candidate, Professor Christopher Imumolen, along with seven other members. The party also suspended three additional members, citing anti-party activities and gross misconduct. This decision was detailed in a communiqué issued after the NEC meeting at the party’s…

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has declared a seven-day warning strike. The strike affects all services rendered by its members in Nigeria after reviewing her 21-day ultimatum and demands to the Federal Government, which yielded no significant progress. In a communiqué issued at the end…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s veto of the Vice President Kashim Shettima-led National Economic Council (NEC) decision to withdraw the tax

The Progressive Northern Youth Forum (PNYF) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for rejecting the National Economic Council's (NEC) recommendation to withdraw the tax reform bills. During the 144th meeting of the NEC, led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, the council had suggested that the bills be withdrawn following a meeting of governors from the…

The Federal government, in a move to address flooding, erosion, drought, and desertification, has appointed the minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, to the National Flood, Erosion, Drought, and Desertification Management Council (NFEDDMC). The appointment was approved by the National Economic Council (NEC) at its 142nd meeting at the State House in…

President Bola Tinubu has turned down the advice of the National Economic Council (NEC) to withdraw the tax reform bills. The president rejected the recommendation of NEC on Friday evening in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga who also gave reasons for the rejection. "President Bola Tinubu has…

The National Economic Council (NEC) has declared the flooding ravaging about 34 states in the country a national emergency and major disaster. Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, said this while briefing State House correspondents after the NEC meeting, in Abuja on Thursday. “To date, about 34 states, 217 local governments, 1,374,557 persons have been…

The National Economic Council on Thursday recommended the immediate withdrawal of the Tax Reforms Bill from the National Assembly to allow for wider consultations by stakeholders and consensus. The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde made the disclosure after the Council rose from its 144th meeting, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, at the Presidential Villa,…

Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), has passed away in a hospital in the United States. Born on October 2, 1941, Nwosu was appointed NEC Chairman by then-Military President General Ibrahim Babangida, serving from 1989 to 1993. He is best known for overseeing Nigeria's historic June 12, 1993, election,…

The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, confirmed on Tuesday that the internal conflict within the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) has been successfully resolved. Oyinlola, who is a former governor of Osun State, expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the party's crucial meeting in Abuja, stating "We have been…

Piqued by the continuing internal tension within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Conference of National Ex-Officio members of the party has insisted that only the convocation of an emergency National Executive Council