•Governor Abdullahi Sule The Northern Governors’ Forum has established a security fund, with each state committing N1billion monthly to tackle insecurity challenges across the region. Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State and Chairman of the North Central Governors Forum disclosed this during the State Executive Council meeting in Lafia, r...
•Northern governors The 19 Northern State Governors will hold a crucial meeting on Saturday November 29 to discuss the region’s pressing security challenges. Peter Ahemba, Senior Special Assistant to the Nasarawa State Governor on Public Affairs, disclosed this in a phone interview with our correspondent. According to Peter Ahemba, the Norther...
•The governors and traditional rulers The Northern Governors’ Forum and the Traditional Rulers’ Council in the region have reiterated their support for the creation of state police, with a call on the National Assembly to expedite action on the enactment of the legal framework for its take-off. This was part of their resolutions at their [&hel...
•AYCF national president, Shettima Yerima The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has called on the Northern Governors who had initially presented a united front against the proposed tax reforms, citing concerns about their potential negative impact on the already struggling Northern economy, to provide a clear and transparent explanation f...
•Elder statesman Edwin Clark Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has faulted the pushback by the 19 northern governors against the tax reform bills introduced by President Bola Tinubu. “As far as I am concerned, that tax bill must go on,” the nonagenarian said yesterday on Channels Television. The new tax bills introduced by the Tinubu [&helli...
•Taiwo Oyedele The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has assured the 19 northern governors that the proposed Tax Reform Bill will be a win-win for all the tiers of government. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday, Oyedele said his committee shared the sentiment expressed by […...
•Northern governors, political leaders and traditional rulers yesterday Governors of the 19 northern states met in Kaduna yesterday, alongside top traditional rulers from the region, where they discussed various issues and challenges affecting the region, and resolved, among others, to reject the Nigeria Tax Reform Bill sent to the National As...
•Northern governors meeting in Kaduna today The governors of the 19 Northern States today met with traditional rulers from the region in Kaduna State to discuss critical issues affecting the region. The meeting was part of the Northern States Governors’ Forum’s efforts to engage with key stakeholders and address pressing concerns, especially t...

