Tag: Governors
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#EndSARS: Governors in teleconference with IGP Adamu tomorrow
The 36 states governors will hold a virtual meeting tomorrow with the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, on the security situation in the country. The meeting expectedly will dwell on the nationwide Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad (FSARS) protests. Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Head, Media And Public Affairs, said that…
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36 governors drag FG to S’Court over Executive Order on courts’ funding
Governors of the 36 states of the Nigeria have asked the supreme court to quash the presidential Executive Order No. 00-10 of 2020 which mandates state governments to fund the judiciary. President Muhammadu Buhari on May 22 signed the order granting financial autonomy to the legislature and the judiciary in the 36 states of the…
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Fuel, tariff hike: 36 Governors hold emergency meeting today over NLC’s planned strike
Governors of the 36 States of the nation have fixed an emergency meeting for Thursday in a bid to stop planned strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC. The NLC had declared nationwide strike and protest beginning from Monday, September 28 after the Federal Government failed to revert the hike in fuel and electricity tariff…
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Insecurity: Governors meet today to discuss Boko Haram’s attack on Zulum, others
Governors will meet on Wednesday (today) to discuss strategies to address the degenerating security situation. The teleconference will be preceded by a meeting of the security sub-committee of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). NGF spokesman Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo said the meeting is informed by the recent attack on the governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, by…
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WASSCE 2020: South West governors set to reopen schools
The six South-West states have signified readiness to reopen schools for pupils to sit for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination amid the coronavirus pandemic. This was part of the resolutions reached by the state governments at the end of a virtual meeting initiated on Tuesday by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria…
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NEMA to 28 governors: Prepare for serious flooding this year
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said 102 local government areas (LGAs) in 28 states of the federation are more prone to flooding this year. To mitigate the impact of the flooding in the states, the agency said it had written to the state governors to prepare. The agency said the letter indicated the…
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We will reject plot by opposition Govs to truncate our democracy – APC Youths
The APC Youth Solidarity Network (APCYSN) has vowed to resist any attempt by some governors in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (APC) to truncate the nation’s hard-earned democracy due to their selfish taste for power. According to the group, there is an ongoing plot to trigger a mutiny in the ranks of the military to…
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Ongoing rampage raping, slaughtering, rustling by Fulani Bandits with AK 47 and Governors, Senators, Service Chiefs silence, By Prof. Usman Yusuf
By Prof. Usman Yusuf 15th June 2020 1. Today, I write about the worsening and never ending insecurity and blood letting in Northern Nigeria (Arewa) and the deafening silence of many of us who should speak up loud and clearly on behalf of our voiceless people. 2. In Islam, it is the duty of every…
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Nigerian governors declare state of emergency on rape
As rape cases continue to increase, all thirty-six governors in Nigeria have declared a state of emergency on sexual and gender-based violence against women and children. In a communiqué released on Thursday, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, Kayode Fayemi, said the decision was reached at a meeting held on Wednesday. Fayemi said the…
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Governors, Labour, doctors reject Gbajabiamila’s Infectious Disease Bill at public hearing
Governors, doctors and Labour on Wednesday rejected the Control of Infectious Disease Bill during a public hearing on Wednesday. The Bill seeks to repeal the Quarantine Act of 1926, the Nigeria National Health Act (2004), National Programme on Immunisation Act (2004) and the Environmental Health Officers (Registration ETC) of 2002. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF),…