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Although some state governors have agreed to pay the new monthly national minimum wage of N70,000, which Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced on Thursday, they will take a collective decision at a meeting soon. Feelers from the Government Houses across the states and top government officials indicated that their principals were awaiting the details of the
The 36 state governors who make up the Nigeria Governors’ Forum have said that the N60,000 minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government is not sustainable and cannot fly. A statement by the Acting Director, Media Affairs and Public Relations of the Forum, Mrs Halima Ahmed, noted that if allowed to fly, many states will
Governors of the 36 States of the Federation have resolved to meet with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the new revenue draft presented to him by the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission in 2022, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal has said. The meeting
Nigerian governors advised President Muhammadu Buhari-led’s government to take some urgent steps as part of coordinated efforts to instill fiscal discipline and prevent the nation from economic collapse. The governors made the proposal at a meeting with Mr. Buhari last month, PREMIUM TIMES gathered from sources privy to details of the meeting. This newspaper reported
Governors who are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have submitted the names of five presidential aspirants to President Muhammadu Buhari to select a consensus candidate from, it was reliably gathered this morning. A reliable source told this paper that the governors submitted the names in the early hours of Tuesday. The names, according
There were indications on Friday that President Muhammadu Buhari and state governors reached a five-point agreement on containing the coronavirus disease while easing the lockdown nationwide. It was learnt that the deal addressed the apprehension of some governors on the observance of Sallah prayers and reopening of worship centres. A major thrust of the agreement
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]yodele Fayose, The Ekiti state governor has come open to issue a disclaimer, distancing himself from the $1B naira alleged approval by the entire governors for the Federal government to fight Boko Haram. He described it as fraudulent only an avenue for APC to loot money against 2019 elections. See his twitter disclaimer…. For