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BREAKING: Tinubu Presides Over FEC Meeting

BREAKING: Tinubu Presides Over FEC Meeting
  • PublishedAugust 19, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has presided over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the State House, Abuja.

The meeting, which began with the national anthem after Tinubu arrived at the Council Chamber at 2:30 pm to chair the session, is the President’s first FEC meeting since June 29, 2026.

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The meeting is well-attended by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume; the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Didi Walson-Jack; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu (NSA); the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; ministers, presidential aides and heads of agencies.

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The council observed a minute’s silence in honour of Abubakar Alhaji, who served as Minister of Finance under the Ibrahim Babangida administration and died on July 30, 2026.

It also honoured the former Minister of Science and Technology under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, Prof Turner Isoun, who died on July 15, 2026.

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Source: Politics Archives – New Telegraph

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