THE EXECUTIVE

Barring any last minute changes, President Muhammadu Buhari may assent to the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill transmitted to him last month by the National Assembly, tomorrow, Friday. Presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, yesterday, confirmed to THISDAY that the signing of the bill…

The federal government yesterday expressed concern over the rising international prices of crude oil, saying the increase is not good for the country. The government bemoaned waning foreign investment in the oil and gas sector, and reiterated the need to float an African…

The federal executive council (FEC) says it has approved N56.17 billion for the completion of the Abaji to Koton Karfe road on the Abuja-Lokoja highway. Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, said this at the end of the FEC meeting presided by…

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in six new National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The brief swearing-in ceremony, which preceded the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, took place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Present at…

No fewer than 74 directors applied for the 10 vacant positions of permanent secretaries declared by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation. It was gathered that 37 directors scored 50 per cent and above in the qualifying examination,…

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed has said that the country is currently awaiting consensus for it to sign a $3.387 billion loan Agreement to execute 10 projects across the country. The Minister said this at a Town…

The Presidency has reacted to Tuesday’s planned “national day of protest” by 26 civil society organisations (CSOs) to call on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the electoral act amendment bill into law, describing it as a way to cause civil disorder and…

The Federal Government on Monday directed filmmakers to eschew money ritual contents in their movies. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this during a media visit to Daily Trust office in Abuja. The minister said the confession of some money ritual suspects…

The Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation has announced that it has suspended the salaries of 243 suspected ‘ghost’ workers in the ministries of Information and Culture; Labour and Employment; Agriculture and Rural Development; Education; Works and Housing;…