Tag: Governors
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Coup: Ex-Generals Send Strong Warning to Tinubu, Governors
Retired military generals have cautioned President Bola Tinubu and elected governors in the Nigeria against breeching the provisions of the constitution. This warning is coming on the heels of recent coups recorded in Niger Republic and Gabon. According to the former top military officers, fragrant disregard for the constitution and absence of good…
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Governors, Labour kick as NNPC presents N3tr subsidy bill to FEC
The controversies surrounding continued payment of fuel subsidy may not have ended as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited, yesterday, presented a bill of N3 trillion for deliberations at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, N3 trillion…
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Governors, others accused of diverting 13% NDDC oil communities’ benefits
Governors in the Niger Delta region and other oil producing states have been accused of diverting the 13 per cent derivation fund meant for development of oil producing communities for other purposes in contravention of Section 162, Sub-section 2 of the 1999 Constitution. This allegation was made by an energy expert, Mr. Michael Owhoko, in…
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Governors, lawmakers, others get slots from proposed 774,000 jobs to concur
As recruitment begins in October The wrangling over the 774,000 public works jobs initiated by the Federal Government might have been resolved with slots allocated to lawmakers. Besides Senators and House of Representatives members, governors and ministers will also make nominations. The process of recruitment which the National Assembly tried to halt, after a clash…
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S’East govs, Akeredolu, Ortom, Ishaku, others reject FG’s Ruga settlements for herdsmen
The Federal Government on Tuesday said in the next five years, the establishment of Ruga settlements in the country would stop open grazing by herdsmen and end herdsmen-farmers’ clashes across the country. It explained that the establishment of Ruga settlements, which had been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari and had started in 12 states, would…
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Buhari May Sack Security Chiefs As Governors Push For Their Sack
GOVERNORS are set to push for a major overhaul of the nation’s security architecture, The Nation learnt yesterday. A National Economic Council (NEC) meeting is to hold tomorrow. It will discuss the mounting security challenges that have seen kidnapping, armed robbery and terrorism on the rise. Also, to tackle the problem, President Muhammadu Buhari may…
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LG Funds: Amidst Governors protests, Court refuses to stop NFIU directive
A Federal High Court, Uyo, has declined to grant a request of the Akwa Ibom State Government to stop the implementation of the guidelines on local government funds issued recently by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). PREMIUM TIMES reported how the NFIU on May 6 issued the ‘Guidelines to Reduce Vulnerabilities Created by Cash…
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Governors Protest Autonomy For LG, Writes Buhari Against Direct Allocation
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) from forcing states to stay off allocations meant for local government areas. This was as the speakers of some state Houses of Assembly ask their governors to challenge the NFIU in court for meddling in states’ affairs. Speaking…
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Governors Covertly Promoting Insecurity To Inflate Their Security Votes – Magu
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, on Wednesday hit at state governors, saying that some of them deliberately fuelled insecurity in their states just to collect more money as security vote. He noted that some of the governors “now covertly promote insecurity as justification to inflate their security…