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NEC Meeting: 7 Things State Governors Discussed With Osinbajo

Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo presided over the monthly National Economic Council (NEC) meeting; as well as the Presidential Task Force on Polio Eradication on Thursday.

The meeting was held at the Presidential villa, Abuja.

The following are highlights from the NEC Meeting:

1. Development of Natural Resources and Ecological Funds.

2. Updates on the disbursement of the Paris Club refunds.

3. Update on the Balance in the Excess Crude Account as at April 26, 2017, which stands at US$2.2billion.

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4. Updates on the progress of four of the Social Investment Programmes of this Administration- N-Power, Conditional Cash Transfer, Homegrown School Feeding Programme and the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), for micro –credits.

5. Update on the Meningitis Outbreak and Government Response. 

6. Updates on the security situation in the country.

7. Governors of Nigeria’s 36 states formed a committee to audit the country’s Ecological Fund.
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