A virtual meeting of Nigeria’s National Economic Council, NEC, has begun with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presiding from his office in the State House.
Thursday’s meeting commenced at 2.00 pm Nigerian time.
Governors of the country’s 36 states are participating in the meeting from their offices.
At the last meeting of the Council, governors were tasked to ensure the continued compliance with non-pharmaceutical measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in their states.
Reports on this may be presented at the meeting, especially with the detection of the Delta variance of the virus in the country.
The Council may also consider the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and their administration to citizens across the states.
It is also expected that the NEC will deliberate on the Petroleum Industry Act, which entered in Nigeria’s statute books on Monday August 16 when President Muhammadu Buhari accented to the bill passed by the National Assembly on July 2, this year.
Details later.
Dominica Nwabufo
