•Governors Forum 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, they are meeting at the NGF secretariat in the FCT, reports Channels TV. Some of the governors have already started to arrive at the meeting venue. Those already present [&hell...
•Workers protest In a mixed reaction, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Lagos Council has described the newly upward reviewed National minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the country as approved by the federal government as unsustainable for its workers considering the prevailing economic situations in the state. The state council th...
•PDP governors in Enugu today The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum has expressed strong concerns over the Tinubu-led federal government’s mismanagement of the economy. In a communiqué issued at the end of their meeting in Enugu today, the 13 governors of the main opposition party condemned the government’s economic policies, which the...
•PDP governors The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has vowed to reclaim all leadership positions occupied by other political parties. The Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, made the vow at the opening of the forum meeting today at the Government House, Enugu, reports NAN. According to h...
•Naira notes The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria have urged the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit to track council funds and prevent their diversion to state governors by council chairmen. Also, ALGON vowed to use the opportunity of its financial autonomy to address insecurity ...
Governors from the 36 States of the Federation under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors Forum have scheduled a crucial meeting next week to review the judgment of the Supreme Court that granted autonomy to local government councils in the country. Addressing State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chairman...
•Prof Odinkalu Professor of Practice in International Human Rights Law at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, Chidi Odinkalu, has said that local government allocation will still go back to state governors. Odinkalu stated this while commenting on the Supreme Court judgement on Channels TV last night. The Supreme Court had yesterday deliv...
•Some governors Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State says governors will review the Supreme Court verdict that granted financial autonomy to local government councils. Soludo spoke yesterday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja and described the verdict by the apex court as “great”, reports Channels TV. “T...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu is currently in a closed-door meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima and some state governors in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In the meeting are the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara; Anambra State governor, Charles Soludo; Usman Ododo of Kogi and ...
•Some governors Following the Supreme Court decision declaring unlawful the use of the funds meant for local governments by the Nigeria’s 36 governors, Socio-Economic Rights And Accountability Project has called on the governors and FCT minister to account for and return the funds they have collected, or face legal action. Recall that the Supr...
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