FEC approves WEE policy for optimal growth

An empowerment policy aimed at the country’s female population has been approved by the Federal Executive Council.

On Wednesday, in Abuja, the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, disclosed this information to State House correspondents. She expressed the hope that the new policy, which is called WEE, would assist in bringing about optimal development in the country.

She stated that “Yesterday, the WEE Policy was approved by the Federal Executive Council.” Women’s Economic Empowerment is the focus of the WEE Policy. It’s been over a year since we started working on this policy dialogue that we’ve been having.

“We’ve travelled all the way around the country to all 36 states, having conversations with people from the private sector and rural dwellers, to figure out the most effective way to empower women and integrate them into the mainstream of nation building.”

Tallen remarked to his audience, “You’ll agree with me that women constitute over 50 percent of the population, and the surest way to contribute to the growth of the nation is to involve the participation of the entire population of the country.”

“If fifty percent of the population is neglected, it means that the country cannot develop optimally; it’s like a country walking with one leg,” said a researcher. “This is like a country walking with one leg.”

The minister expressed gratitude to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for giving his approval and mentioned that it had been a dream for a very long time to have such a policy in place due to the significant role that women play in society.

“We have been working hard to make this dream a reality, and finally, Mr. President presented us with the opportunity to do so yesterday. “It is a legacy that Mr. President is leaving behind by approving this Women Economic Empowerment to help get women into the mainstream of financial plans to ensure that women are carried along in nation-building,” she added. “This will help get women into the mainstream of financial plans to help get women into the mainstream of financial plans.”

During the event, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, disclosed that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had granted approval for the publication of laws enacted by the Federation of Nigeria.

“As you are aware, there was a second extraordinary meeting of the Federal Executive Council that was held on Tuesday, May 23, 2023,” stated the Minister of Justice. “The meeting was called to discuss a number of important issues.”

“The Office of the Attorney General for the Council presented three FEC memos, which were subsequently taken, discussed, and approved by the Council.

“The first memo that was taken was a memo to the regularisation of the Public Private Partnership arrangement between the Federal Ministry of Justice and Lexis of South Africa. This was the first memo that was taken.

“And it relates to the publication of the laws of the Federation of Nigeria as well as all materials pertaining to the law,” she said. This pertains to the publishing of the consolidated set of laws that govern the Federation.

“In 2003 and 2005, there was an agreement entered into between the Ministry of Justice and a company in South Africa, which contract has to do with the continuous publication of the laws of Nigeria having been compiled as a book for 15 years. This contract has to do with the continuous publication of the laws of Nigeria having been compiled as a book.

“Now, that contract was supposed to be a rollover contract, so that as part of a sustainable arrangement, we will be having a compendium of laws of the federation published periodically,” the speaker said.

According to the minister, if the council gives its approval, the nation will have a continuous publication of the laws of the Federation of Nigeria in the form of a book, and it will be done in a way and manner that will conform to the quality and indeed international best practises associated with the quality. This will take place after the approval of the council.

Malami also disclosed that the Council approved the standardisation of the use of discretion by lawyers in order to protect the interests of the nation in international cases. This was done in order to standardise the use of discretion by lawyers.

According to him, the new action will help check the insertion of clauses that are harmful to Nigeria into international agreements or contracts. He said this will happen as a result of the new action.

“The second memo is a memo that pertains to the deployment and operationalization of the government’s contracts administration system.

“When we came into office, we inherited an award of liability against the Nigerian government for approximately US$10 billion in damages resulting from the alleged breach of a contract, which is more commonly referred to as P&ID.

“And then, our assessment of the contract is the fact that a lot of discretion on the part of the lawyers responsible for vetting government contracts was underrated. This discretion now resulted in some level of overlooking of the major clauses that will ultimately have provided some level of protection to the interests of the Nigerian government. “And then, our assessment of the contract is the fact that a lot of discretion on the part of the lawyers responsible for vetting government contracts was underrated.

As a conclusion, Malami stated, “So with that unfortunate situation in mind, the need has arisen for us to consider the best way that we can minimise the level of discretion being exercised by lawyers, and bring about standardisation in line with international best practises.”