Tag: State
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Wike to FG: Allow states develop their minerals, pay royalty
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Monday urged the Federal Government to allowed states to develop and operate their respective minerals and pay royalty to the central government. Wike made the call when Mr Uchechukwu Ogah, the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House…
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Corruption reigns high at state, LG levels – PACAC
The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Wednesday said corruption is high at the state and local government levels. The committee said more should be done to tackle graft at the “sub-national” level. PACAC Executive Secretary, Prof. Sadiq Isah Radda, said the same attention paid to corruption at the federal level should be extended…
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COVID-19: States’ tax reliefs to remain till 2021 – NGF
The governors of the 36 states have resolved to retain till next year the tax relief measures put in place in states for individual tax payers and businesses to lessen the burden of the coronavirus on the economy. The resolution formed part of the outcome of the 16th teleconference meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum…
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No state will pay less than N30,000 minimum wage – Governors
Nigeria governors said they cannot backtrack on their decision to pay the N30,000 minimum wage, describing it as “a settled matter”. NGF Chairman and Governor of Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi made the clarification in Abuja while answering questions from newsmen at the end of the forum meeting held at forum Secretariat in Abuja. Fayemi denied…
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Buhari speaks on state, legislature, judiciary autonomy
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration will ensure a strengthened and stabilised democratic system in Nigeria. He made this known when the Presidential Implementation Committee on Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and Judiciary submitted a report on Tuesday. According to a statement by Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari…
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The state of being a Nigerian, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. Nigeria is blessed with very intelligent and even religious people. Thus, in our National Anthem, we pray God to help us build a nation where peace and justice shall reign. But at critical times, such as the 2019 elections, many abandoned their intelligence and switched to the mode of the stupid; peeled…
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No state in Nigeria without ongoing FG project – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday restated that the Federal Government had achieved a lot in all sectors of human development and democratic process. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Osinbajo spoke at the 2017/2018 Barewa Old Boys Association annual lecture in Sokoto. The vice president said that Policians had nothing…
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SPDC undertakes clean-up of Bayelsa, Delta communities
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) says it is undertaking the clean–up of areas recently affected by oil spillage in two Niger/Delta communities. The company’s Media Relations Manager, Mr Bamidele Odugbesan, said on Sunday in Lagos, the exercise had reached 95 per cent completion. Odugbesan stated that the affected areas were in…
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Insecurity: Saraki seeks collaboration of 36 States Assembly on State, Community Policing
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called for collaboration of the 36 States’ Assembly in the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to provide for State and Community Policing in the country. Saraki spoke when the 36 States Assembly Speakers, led by its Chairman and Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly,…
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NJC recommends appointment of 21 state judges (FULL LIST)
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended 21 judges for appointment as chief judges and judicial officers in various states. They include judges of the conventional courts and Sharia courts. The announcement was made Friday in a statement by the NJC spokesperson, Soji Oye. The appointments are subject to co-formation of the president or governors…