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NEC raises the alarm over rise in COVID-19 cases

Ihesiulo Grace 18 December 2020 0

By Rotimi Fadeyi The National Economic Council (NEC) at its monthly meeting on Thursday presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, raised the alarm at the increase in COVID-19 cases in the country and decided to act on the strict enforcement of measures to contain the spread of the disease.

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Lockdown: NEC to collaborate with PTF on re-opening national economy

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2020 0

The National Economic Council (NEC) says it has set up a committee to work with Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 on re-opening of the national economy. Gov. Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State, who briefed State House correspondents virtually after the online NEC anchored from the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday, said the committee consisted of some […]

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Excess Crude Account hits all-time low at $274.583m

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2019 0

Nigeria’s Excess Crude Account has been depleted to an all-time low of $274.583 million, which is believed not adequate to sustain the country in a stormy financial shock should oil prices fall below the budget benchmark. The Honourable Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this while reporting to the National […]

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