Tag: governors
Wike tackles Bauchi gov: Bala Mohammed lacks capacity to lead
Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, has been counselled to stop using the appointment of Chief Ezenwo Nyesom Wike as Minister by President...
‘Vital contributors to nation-building’: Tinubu lauds govs for endorsing tax reforms
President Bola Tinubu has commended the Nigeria Governors' Forum following the NGF’s endorsement of the four tax reform bills currently under consideration by the...
Governors, presidential tax c’ttee agree zero increase in VAT
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the presidential tax reform committee have agreed that there should be no increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT)...
Tinubu denies fighting governors, calls for collaboration
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in Lagos, denied fighting state governors over local government autonomy.
The President emphasised the critical role of...
36 governors back state police
36 state governors have endorsed the creation of state police, following the submission of their reports to the National Economic Council (NEC).
Kaduna State Governor...
PDP govs to Tinubu: Review your economic policies, Nigerians are suffering
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has urged President Bola Tinubu to review his administration’s economic policies to ameliorate the current economic hardship...
Governors meet over constitution amendment, stamp duty
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), on Wednesday night, met in Abuja to discuss the ongoing Constitution amendment and stamp duty.
It was gathered that the...
Presidency to northern governors: Tax reform bills not against north
The Presidency says the tax reform bills before the National Assembly are not targeted at the 19 northern states in the country.
Northern governors under...
Northern governors condemn proposed VAT law, power outage
The Northern States Governors Forum has frowned at the content of the recent Tax Reform Bill that was forwarded to the National Assembly, saying...
Bayelsa, Ebonyi govs approve N80,000, N75,000 minimum wage for workers
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has approved N80,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state’s civil service with effect from November...