THE Nigeria Governors’ Forum has unveiled Investopedia, a new investment platform designed to unlock capital, generate employment, accelerate infrastructure development, and spur economic growth across the country. Speaking at the launch in Abuja on Tuesday, NGF Chairman and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, stressed the need for Nigeria to harness …
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THE Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has condoled with the families of two prominent Nigerians and elder statesmen, Pa Ayo Adebanjo and Chief Edwin Clark, who recently passed on. The forum, in a statement signed in Ilorin on Tuesday by the Chief Press Secretary to Kwara Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, said their …
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Dr Kayode Fayemi, former Governor of Ekiti State and ex-Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has expressed sadness at the passing of Elder Statesman, Pa Edwin Clark. This is contained in a statement by the Head of Fayemi Media Office, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, on Tuesday in Abuja. He described …
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AFTER weeks of filibustering in the National Assembly and scary dialectics between some northern governors and President Bola Tinubu over the proposed Tax Reform Bills, the coast would appear clear for the consummation of the Bills by the National Assembly. Significantly, the 36 State Governors under the umbrella of the …
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THE Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pledged its support for the ongoing amendment of the country’s constitution. The forum, under the leadership of Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, made the commitment in a communiqué issued at the end of its 7th physical meeting on Wednesday night in Abuja. Gov. Uba …
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THE 36 state governors in the country have rejected the N60,000 minimum wage earlier proposed by the Federal Government. The governors said the N60,000 minimum wage was not sustainable. They noted that it would force some states in the country to borrow to pay workers’ salaries if the new take-home …
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Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum(NGF) have come down hard on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari over claims they are responsible for rising poverty in the country. They however however failed to mention the president by name focusing instead on the minister of state for budget …
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Governors of Nigeria’s 36 states are seeking to access about $3.2 billion from the World Bank to curtail the fiscal challenge faced across the states, the governors’ forum has said. The revelation was made on Thursday morning by some of the governors after their meeting at the Banquet Hall of …
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