The thirty-six states governors, have asked the Federal Government to suspend the operation of the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF)y Act, pending when all the issues involved will be resolved. The governors on the platform of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), rose from a meeting held at the Rivers State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, describing the SWF […]
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state By Yemi Ajayi and Olawale Olaleye Ahead of Monday’s meeting of the National Economic Council in Abuja, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum will be meeting Sunday also in the Federal Capital Territory, during which the desirability of the nation’s Sovereign Wealth Fund will be discussed. Already, there are indications that […]
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed his happiness over the vision of governor Danbaba Suntai in the agricultural sector. He stated this in Jalingo when he led an America-based Kenyan, Mr.Calvin on a courtesy call on governor Suntai at government house, Jalingo on Friday. Chief Obasanjo appreciated the natural endowments in Taraba State, describing it […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has named two governors in his National Economic Management Team as the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was sworn in before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting Wednesday. Jonathan, who named the 24-strong team to be inaugurated Thursday, is the chairman while Vice-President Namadi Sambo is the vice-chairman. […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday joined his 36 States counterparts under the aegis of the Governors’ Forum of Nigeria in sustaining the campaign against the spread of Polio nationwide, stressing that Lagos State could not afford to stop the campaign against the deadly disease now. Governor Fashola who spoke at the Quarterly […]
THE chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs Farida Waziri, has disclosed that 72 per cent (about 26) of former governors in Nigeria are being investigated by the commission. The commission has also recorded over 600 convictions and recovered almost 12 billion dollars in the last eight years. Mrs Waziri made the […]
Former Oyo State Governor, Kolapo Ishola, died on Tuesday morning in his house in Ibadan, the state capital three days after arriving home from a three-week trip abroad. Ishola, who marked his 77th birthday in June, family members said, did not show any sign of illness before going to bed on Monday. According to […]
Benue State politicians may have decided to take the political battle in the north central state to the United States as they turned the ongoing convention of the Mutual Union of the Tiv in America (MUTA) to a political forum where they all discussed the political situation of the state. In his remarks at the […]
OYO State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has promised to revisit reports of investigations into instances of fake certificates in the state public service. He made the pledge when he hosted retired civil servants in the state, as part of his interactions with different groups in the state during the daily breaking of the Ramadan fast. […]
Zamfara State government has donated 20 operational vehicles, bought at the cost of N101million to the police in its efforts to help the security outfit to combat crime. Presenting the 20 pickup vans equipped with modern communication gadgets to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Hafiz Ringim, at the state police headquarters, Gusau, the […]
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