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At least 20 states in Nigeria received grants totaling approximately ₦419 billion in the first half of 2024, while their combined wage bills amounted to ₦296 billion during the same period. The beneficiary states include Yobe, Zamfara, Plateau, Ondo, Niger, Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi, Kebbi, Katsina, Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Gombe, Borno, Bauchi, Adamawa, Osun, Enugu, and […]
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has detailed how various state governments are implementing targeted strategies to address food insecurity, leveraging their unique agricultural strengths and challenges. In a document released on Tuesday by the NGF’s Head of Publications, Halimah Ahmed, the forum highlighted how governors are focusing on region-specific approaches, including tackling drought conditions in […]
Kogi State-born political activist Comrade Usman Okai Austin, who recently ran as the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency, has made strong accusations against the Nigerian Governors’ Forum. He claims that its members are among the foremost obstacles to the country’s progress, citing their relentless pursuit of power and influence. In response […]
Governors from the 36 states of the federation are currently convening in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), they are meeting at the NGF secretariat in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Some of the governors have already started to arrive at the meeting venue. Among those present are […]
Tony Okocha, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC), urged Nigerians to hold state governors accountable for the current economic hardship during a press conference on Tuesday, July 23. Addressing reporters at the National Secretariat of the APC in Abuja, Okocha acknowledged global economic challenges but absolved President Bola Tinubu […]
Abuja, Nigeria — The Vicar of St. James Cathedral Church, Asokoro, Abuja, Reverend Benjamin Idume, has attributed the escalating hardship faced by Nigerians to the governors’ excessive reliance on the monthly federation allocation. Speaking at a forum in Abuja on Monday, as part of activities marking the 2024 Father’s Day celebration, Reverend Idume emphasized the […]
In the first six months after taking office, 13 new state governors collectively borrowed N226.8bn from domestic and external financiers, according to a report by the Debt Management Office (DMO). The report also showed that 16 state governors increased the debt profile of their states by N509.3bn, with domestic and external debts of N243.95bn and […]
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has advised the National Minimum Wage Committee to factor in the diverse circumstances and distinct characteristics of individual states when determining the appropriate minimum wage. Labor unions have highlighted the inadequacy of the current national minimum wage of N30,000, pointing to the alarming 29.9 percent inflation rate reported by the […]
The Safeguard Zamfara Coalition (SZC), a non-governmental organization, has criticized the governors of Zamfara and Katsina for their absence at a critical security meeting convened by the chairman of the Northern Governors Forum along with security chiefs. In a statement released by its President General, Saminu Tukur, over the weekend, the group expressed disappointment over […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the governors to collaborate with the Federal Government to tackle the menace of poverty in the country. The president, who made the call when he hosted members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday, said the level of impoverishment is unacceptable. Tinubu […]