*** Set Up a 7- Member Committee to Meet with National Economic Council, NLC, Others *** As Governors Kick over deductions from the Federation Allocation of the 774 local governments of the country to construct and equip healthcare centres *** Constitute Governor Fayemi Led Committee to brainstorm with Buhari, FG, Others on the matter By […]

By Henry Umoru – Abuja The thirty- six State Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF will be meeting today, with the nation’s economy topping the agenda for discourse. The Governors who will be holding the 17th NGF teleconference meeting since the outbreak of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic will be brainstorming on […]

As part of efforts to mitigate the debilitating effects of COVID-19, states are being encouraged by the World Bank and Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, to grant tax reliefs to individuals and businesses in order to reflate their economies and ensure recovery.

The Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, has agreed that there should be a sex offenders register in each state to name and shame perpetrators of sexual and gender-based violence, GBV, and to declare a state of emergency on the twin issues. The agreements were contained in a communique issued in Abuja, Thursday, by Chairman of Nigeria […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Chairman, Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) and also the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong on Friday revealed that the Northern States in Nigeria are “already neck-deep in community policing”. Lalong stated this while responding to questions by correspondents on his visit to State House, Abuja to brief Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari on […]

By Ozioruva Aliu As workers go into the new year with impending battle with state governors over implementation of the new minimum wage for workers, former Chief Whip of the Senate, Sir Roland Sunday threw his weight behind the Nigerian Governors Forum’s (NGF) position that there was need for a review of the sharing formula […]

The thirty- six State Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, yesterday night night took a swipe at the wife of the President of the country, Mrs  Aisha Buhari where she warned the Governors that things were getting out of hand.

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, will chair the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) committee which will interact with relevant government agencies and prepare modalities for accessing a $750 million World Bank grant. Obaseki who disclosed this on arrival at the Benin Airport after series of meetings in Abuja, said the $750 million grant has […]

By Emmanuel Oloniruha, Abuja The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has pledged to partner with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to improve power supply across the country. The Chairman of the NGF and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, announced this while reading the communiqué of the forum meeting held on Wednesday night in […]

By Henry Umoru, Abuja  The 36 State Governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) yesterday agreed to pay the N614 billion that was advanced to thirty five states as budget support facility. Responding to a question  after the meeting of the governors  ahead of Thursday’s  97th National Economic Council, NEC meeting, Chairman of NGF […]

THE thirty- six State Governors under the aegis of  Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) are at the moment engaged in a marathon meeting ahead of Thursday’s  97th National Economic Council, NEC meeting.

THIRTY- Six State governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, yesterday night held its first meeting after the election of the leadership of the forum, with issues of security taking dominance. 

THE Head, Media and Public Affairs of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, Abdulrazaque Barkindo, Monday declined comments on the position of the federal government to stop the State Governors from monopolizing local governments funds.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, faulted the position of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, that there will be recession in 2020.

The Nigeria Governors Forum is currently holding an induction programme for the newly elected and returning governors.