Minister for Defence, Alhaji Dan Ali (l) with other Council members in a pensive mood as Cabinet Members observed a minute silent to honour the memory of the late Vice President Alex Ekwueme during the weekly meeting of the Federal executive Council at the State House, Abuja.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Wednesday said the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, will extend till Thursday.

Minister for Defence, Alhaji Dan Ali (l) with other Council members in a pensive mood as Cabinet Members observed a minute silent to honour the memory of the late Vice President Alex Ekwueme during the weekly meeting of the Federal executive Council at the State House, Abuja.
Shehu speaking in Abuja said that the meeting was extended to Thursday to enable the council deliberate and take decisions on pending issues.
According to him, the Federal Government plans to make Nigerians happy by providing tangible and meaningful projects to uplift their quality of life.
President Buhari had earlier today, shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council sworn-in the remaining seven permanent secretaries out of the 22 appointed earlier in the year.
Those sworn in are Adedayo Apata (Ekiti), Abdulkadri Muazu (Kaduna), Osuji Ndubusi (Imo), Bitrus Nabasu (Plateau), Mustapha Sulaiman (Kano), Adekunle Olusegun Adeyemi (Oyo), Mrs. Ekaro Chukwumogwu (Rivers)
At the FEC meeting, the council approved Abuja-Kano road for N155.7billion. Other roads are Ondo-Ogun and Enugu-Onitsha.
Nine universities were also approved to get independent power plants at the sum of N38.915billion.
The Council also submitted that the Police service commission headquarters in Abuja will be completed.
The Federal Government will also purchase textbooks for primary school at the cost of N6.9billion and Nnamdi Azikiwe mausoleum got approval for completion.
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