•Governors Abdullahi Sule, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Chukwuma Soludo Nigerians are gradually turning the heat on governors in the face of dilapidated infrastructure and remarkable absence of economic growth in majority of states despite increased federal allocations to them since 2023. For example, available data shows that the total FAAC re...
•Governor Abdullahi Sule Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has charged his counterparts to take full responsibility for security, stressing that the unprecedented resources now available to them leave no room for excuses. Speaking today at the 2025 Northern Nigeria Investment and Industrialisation Summit in Abuja, Sule noted that month...
No fewer than 20 states of the federation borrowed about N458 billion in the first half of 2025, our findings have revealed. This comes against the backdrop of a soaring external debt servicing burden gripping state governments, reports Saturday PUNCH. Collectively, the states spent about N235.58bn on servicing external debt within the period,...
•House of Reps member, Yusuf Gadgi A House of Representatives member, Yusuf Gadgi, has opposed calls for state police, warning that governors cannot be trusted with the control of policing in the states. Gadgi, who chairs the House Committee on Defence, spoke on Channels Television last night . The lawmaker maintained that community policing w...
•New APC national chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said more state governors will defect to the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general election to strengthen President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid. Yilwatda made this known today during the 12th Expanded Stakeholders...
This week’s increase in the salary of public servants in Imo and Ebonyi States may have ignited a fresh wave of agitation for more pay in other states, according to feelers, yesterday. Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, during a meeting with labour leaders in the state, on Tuesday, announced the approval of a new minimum […]
Amidst the tense situation already ravaging the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the elective convention planned for November this year, another round of tension is said to be gripping leaders of the opposition party over indications that it is set to lose more governors to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Information at our dispo...
•Tinubu, Akpabio and Abbas The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has commenced a strategic retreat in Kano State, aimed at harmonising reports in the bid to review the remuneration packages for political, public, and judicial office holders across the country. Declaring the retreat open, the Chairman of RMAFC, Moham...
•Tinubu and ADC logo The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned the plan by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to increase the salaries of political office holders, including the President, Vice President, Senate President, governors, and other top officials. Rejecting the proposed salary increa...
•Tinubu (middle) with governors and some members of the executive arm A member of the opposition coalition floated on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Salihu Lukman, has blamed President Bola Tinubu for “rewarding” governors who mismanage and divert public resources for personal use. Lukman said, despite evidence that so...
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