Tinubu presides over first FEC meeting since June

President Bola Tinubu is now chairing a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the State House in Abuja; this is the first FEC meeting chaired by the President since June 29, 2026.

The meeting opened with the singing of the national anthem after the arrival of the President at the Council Chamber around 2:30 pm.

Some of those present at the meeting are the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Didi Walson-Jack; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.

Ministers, presidential aides and heads of government agencies are also participating in the meeting.

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.

At the last FEC meeting on June 29, convened after a break of more than two months, Tinubu swore in two new Federal Commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission: Amina Gamawa, representing Bauchi State, and Abdullahi Mukhtar, representing Kaduna State, shortly before the council session commenced.

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