Tag: Governors
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SERAP sues CCB over ‘claim on privacy of asset declarations of presidents, governors’
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit in the Federal High Court, Lagos, against the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over the bureau’s claim that it could not disclose details of the asset declarations submitted to it by successive Presidents and governors since 1999. The group quoted SERAP as saying that…
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Device ways to boast your IGR, Buhari charges governors
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday charged state governors to seek for ways to improve their Internally Generated Revenues (IGR). The first term administration of President Buhari had released series of bailout funds to state governments to meet up with their financial obligations in the face of economic recession. Buhari spoke while inaugurating the new National…
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Governors meet over rising insecurity, dwindling IGR
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is currently meeting in Abuja over issues of national interest including security and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The agenda of the meeting which started around 8 pm on Wednesday at the Forum’s Secretariat in Maitama Abuja, included feedback on the governors’ earlier meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Security matters.…
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NGF holds induction programme for new, returning governors
The secretariat of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is organizing an Induction programme for newly-elected and returning governors. The initiative is aimed at supporting incoming governors to develop key governance and management skills that will enable them transition from campaigning to managing the processes of governance. According to a statement by the NGF, the objectives…
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Minimum Wage: We won’t accept anything below N30,000, Labour tells governors
Organised labour Thursday warned that no state chapter of the labour movement would accept any renegotiation for downward review of the already signed minimum wage law of N30,000 from any state governor. The National President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba, made the declaration in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, while presiding…
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We expect all 36 governors to pay new minimum wage – Presidency
The Presidency on Tuesday expressed optimism that all 36 governors of states of the federation will comply with the new minimum wage bill signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that Buhari had on Thursday signed the N30,000 National Minimum Wage Bill into law and directed that the implementation should commence immediately. It replaces the current…
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Buhari hosts APC Governors, Senators-elect to a dinner
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday night hosted State Governors and Senators-elect of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to a dinner at the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that those in attendance included the National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiohmole; Secretary to the Government…
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[BREAKING] Inconclusive polls: Osinbajo in secret meeting with Bauchi, Adamawa governors
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met behind closed doors with the Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar and the Adamawa State Governor, Jibrila Bindow at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The two governors are seeking second tenure on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). But the governorship results of the March 9th elections…
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Fight governors who resist payment of N30,000 minimum wage, Falana tells labour
Human rights activist Femi Falana (SAN) has called on the organised labour to “fight” any governor who is unwilling to pay the N30,000 minimum wage. Speaking at the 12th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja, Falana said the first part of the new minimum wage battle had been won;…
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Why APC governors were absent from Buhari’s campaign council meeting – Oshiomhole
The national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has said the 24 governors elected under the platform of the party stayed away from the inaugural meeting of the Presidential campaign council simply because “they are governors”. Recall that none of the governors were present Thursday at the inaugural meeting of the…