President Bola Tinubu on Monday swore in members of the National Assembly Service Commission, headed by Savior Onyiekere shortly before presiding over the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The FEC meeting which is also being attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, also has George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser.
BusinessDay gathered that the meeting will assess the implementation of the 2024 budget which ends in June, this year, following its extension.
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The Council meeting which is the highest policy making body of the federal government, will also consider a request for review of the expenditure threshold for the Ministries, Departments and Agencies MDAs ahead of the implementation of the N55 trillion 2025 budget, which is set to commence at the end of June, this year.
The President had just before the commencement of FEC, also swore in two new Permanent Secretaries designate.
Just before the commencement of the meeting at about 2:30 pm, members also observed a minute of silence in honour of Late Dubem Onyia, a former member of the Federal Executive Council who died recently.
Onyia a former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, died at the age of 73 on March 10, 2025, after a period of illness.
