Governors

Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has expressed his frustration over the wrong impression Nigerians have about state Governors.According to El-Rufai, citizens are of the assumption that Governors occupy the position solely to steal…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday enjoined governors to work closely with the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to engender better harmony in the daunting task of checking the coronavirus pandemic. Mr Femi Adesina, the…

The Chairman, Governors’ Mandate Network, Mr Osaro Onaiwu, has described the newly-appointed Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, as a man of “good character, with intellectual soundness.”Onaiwu, in a…

The 36 governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have pledged to use all relevant data to ensure that palliatives distribution to get to the most vulnerable persons in the most effective and efficient manner.…

The South-East governors on Wednesday pledged to support Federal Government’s community policing initiative meant to involve community dwellers in security network. SEE ALSO: Lawyer Drags Hanan Buhari To Court Over Misuse Of Presidential…

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Abass Adigun, has called for a meeting between Service Chiefs and governors of the states currently being ravaged by armed bandits and Boko Haram insurgents.Adigun told the News Agency of…

The  Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), declared that it is is criminal for any state governor to say he cannot pay the new minimum wage.Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General-Secretary of NLC, made this known on Sunday, November 3,  in Lagos.…

Members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum are currently meeting in Abuja to harmonise their positions on some issues of national importance.Reports claimed that the governors present at the meeting  included Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State. …

Ahead of the forthcoming local government election in Ekiti, Gov. Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday warned the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against imposition of candidates.The governor also said he had no preferred…

Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have backed the candidacy of Senate Leader, Sen. Ahmad Lawan and Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila for the ninth National Assembly leadership.The governors under…

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners(NUP) South West Zone has vowed to sue state governors in the in the country over nonpayment of gratuities.NUP said the gratuity was for their members across the country from 2008 till date.Mr Ayo…

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, is currently in a close-door meeting with wives of state governors and some security experts.The meeting was called in a bid to contributing the women’s quota to addressing the spate of…

The Nigeria Labour Congress has reiterated its plans to boycott the upcoming elections if the government refuses to approve the new minimum wage it has been clamouring for.While addressing newsmen, NLC’s assistant secretary general,…

Nigerian Governors have claimed that N30,000 as a minimum wage for workers is an amount that they cannot afford.This comes on the heels of serious pressure from the Nigerian Labour congress for Governors to increase the minimum wage of…

The Independent National Commission (INEC), has released the list of all the candidates who will be running under various political parties.Channels Television published the list and you can see it below:Niger StateABUBAKAR…

Mr Adamu Garba, Vice Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Gombe State, has warned that governors opposed to the new minimum wage will lose election for second term.Garba gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of…

Nigerian Governors during the last administration shared the country’s wealth among themselves in billions of Naira despite pleas from the finance minister of the administration, Okonjo-Iweala to save the funds instead. This was revealed by…

The Federal Government may have dashed the expectation of millions of Nigerian workers as it declared that the proposed new minimum wage expected to be implemented in September was no longer feasible.The Minister of Labour and…

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with All Progressives Congress (APC) State Governors at the presidential villa, Abuja.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, which commenced at about 9.48p.m,…

The National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that President Buhari’s Administration has failed woefully. He cited the recent mass defections from the All Progressives Progress (APC) as an indication…