Tag: Governors
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Governors worried over attack on Ortom – Ganduje
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has disclosed that his colleagues are worried about last weekend’s attempt on the life of Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom. Ganduje, who addressed newsmen Monday after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, however, submitted that the nation will soon overcome the kilings and…
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Bill seeking to empower NASS to summon president, governors passes second reading
A Bill that will empower the National Assembly to summon the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Governors of States has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Representative Sergius Ogun, seeks to amend the constitution to compel the President and governors to respond to issues of security…
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Nine out of 36 Nigerian governors are ‘anti-workers’ – NLC
For failing to implement the Wage Act signed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday declared nine of the 36 state governors as ‘anti-workers’. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, said one of the nine governors was using his state lawmaker, Garba Muhammad to sponsor a bill against the interests…
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#TNGPIBConfab: Uduaghan, Osunbor, Darah back governors on demand for 10% derivation fund for host communities
Former Governors of Delta and Edo States, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor have backed calls by the South South Governors for an upward review of the provision of 2.5 percent as Host Community Trust Fund in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to 10 percent in the best interest of oil communities and the…
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COVID-19: Governors, deputies for vaccination Wednesday
State governors and their deputies are to take the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (March 10). Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti, disclosed this at a virtual news conference on Thursday. Fayemi said that the vaccination was part of resolutions made by the governors during an emergency…
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Governors meet today to discuss COVID-19 vaccines, distribution
The governors of the 36 states in Nigeria, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), will on Thursday meet over the COVID-19 vaccines and distribution in the country. The governors, in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the Head, Media and Public Affairs of NGF Secretariat, said the…
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Northern Elders to Governors: FG has failed, secure your states from violent criminals
The Northern Elders Forum on Saturday said Nigerians have lost faith in the power and will of the government to protect them from incessant bandit attacks after more than 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped at a school in Zamfara on Friday. According to a statement signed by the Forum’s spokesman, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the life of…
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Insecurity: Governors have no choice but to dialogue with bandits – Fayemi
Governors will fight insecurity with every fibre of their being, the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has said. The Chairman of the Forum and Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, spoke on Tuesday in Minna when he led a delegation to Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello over the kidnappings in the state. Fayemi said: “The agenda…
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Senate President, Lawan accuses S’West govs of inciting violence in their states
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has accused S’West govs of inciting violence in their states. He believes the recent ethnic clash at Shasha Market in Ibadan was sparked by the utterances of some governors from the Southwest. And he wants the brains behind the clash to be brought to book. But Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo…