NIGERIA – President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC) to come up with inputs on palliatives and the minimum wage review as part of measures to cushion the pain of subsidy removal. The directive is coming as part of a way of meeting the demands of the Trade Union Congress, who said […]
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Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, says the Nigerian Judiciary (NJC) appears successfully coasted over and may be gradually being submerged in the murky waters of politics. Speaking on the heels of the unhealthy rapport and irking […]
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Governors of the 17 states in the southern part of Nigeria rose from their meeting on Monday with resolutions that touched on burning national issues. From setting a date to commence the ban on open grazing to their disapproval of selective arrests and justice, each of the resolutions reached after the meeting in Lagos represented […]
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NIGERIA – State governors and their deputies are to take the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi disclosed this at a virtual news conference on Thursday. Fayemi said that the vaccination was part of resolutions made by the governors […]
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Governors of the south-south geopolitical zone of Nigeria have lamented the underdevelopment of their region, stating that their resources are used to improve the welfare of other regions. Ifeanyi Okowa, chairman of the south-south governors forum, stated this on Tuesday during the regional stakeholders meeting with the presidential delegation led by Ibrahim Gambari, chief of […]
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The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) is seeking a special fund from the Federal Government to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the region. The chairman of the forum and governor of the Plateau, Simon Lalong made the call in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham on Monday in […]
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The chairman of the south-east governors forum, governor David Umahi, says the region has formed its regional security outfit to protect lives and properties. This is coming less than a month after governors in the south-west launched Amotekun, a regional security outfit. Speaking while hosting Lasisi Adegboye, general officer commanding 82 division of the Nigerian […]
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The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has described the agreement between the federal government and organised labour on the new minimum wage as national minimum wage, not binding on state governments. Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state who is chairman of the forum, said this on Monday while briefing reporters at the end of a meeting […]
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Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi has been elected chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. Fayemi was chosen by a consensus after he was nominated by Nasir el-Rufai, with Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta state, seconding his nomination. Abdulaziz Yari, the immediate past chairman, announced this on Wednesday evening. He said Fayemi was unanimously elected by […]
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The Organised Labour in Kogi on Wednesday said that workers would determine the next governor of the state come November 2. The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NAN) in the state, Mr Onu Edoka, stated this at the 2019 Workers’ Day (May Day) celebration at Confluence Stadium, Lokoja. According to him, if only the […]
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