Tag: governors
Do background checks on foreign partners, Buhari urges governors
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday cautioned state governments and the private sector against engaging foreign partners without conducting proper background…
Ocholi: Governors pay condolence visit to Buhari
i black Three governors paid condolence visit to President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday following the death of James Ocholi, the…
Stop illegal use of caretakers as LG chairmen, NBA tells Governors
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has admonished state governors to stop the illegal practice of appointing caretakers to run the…
Breakdown of how N1.34trn was stolen by governors, others in 7 years – Lai Mohammed
Nigerian state governors, ministers, business leaders, public officials and bankers allegedly stole $6.7 billion in public funds in seven years,…
Blair to help Nigerian governors deliver on campaign promises
air Former British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, on Wednesday promised to assist states’ governors in Nigeria to deliver change…
Establish children’s parliament, Aisha Buhari urges governors
The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called on state governors to establish children’s parliament with a view…
NAWOJ tasks governors on 35 per cent affirmative action
The National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has charged state governors to meet up with 35 per cent affirmative action…
That Buhari’s anti-corruption war may not become ephemeral
By Bolanle Bolawole I feel strongly about the present administration’s war against corruption that I have decided to think aloud…
Assets declaration: CACOL slams APC governors
Eromosele Ebhomele The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, on Saturday condemned governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress,…
UN Sec Gen meets governors amid tight security
The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, on Sunday in Abuja, began his visit to Nigeria with a meeting with state…
Let vulnerable Nigerians benefit from its riches, Ban Ki-moon tells governors
United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, on Sunday urged states and local governments in Nigeria to ensure that available resources…
NLC to Governors: Pay up or prepare for protests
Factional Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) leader Joe Ajaero on Friday advised state governors owing workers to pay their salaries to…
Governors have refused to declare their assets, says Bureau boss
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) on Thursday, expressed worry over the delay by some state governors to declare their…
NASS Crisis: Governors beg Buhari to save APC
ari As the National Assembly crisis took a turn for the worse Tuesday, governors of the All Progressives Congress have…
Buhari, governors meet to discuss unpaid salaries, other matters
President Muhammadu Buhari is presently meeting with governors to discuss the state of the nation with the nagging unpaid salaries…
Aisha Buhari tells husband, governors to appoint more women
The wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has appealed to governments at all levels to ensure fair representation of…
The hottest place in hell should be reserved for Governors – Murray-Bruce
Bayelsa state, senator-elect, Ben Murray Bruce has stated that the hottest place in hell should be reserved for Nigerian governors…
Governors Masterminded My Third Term Project —Obasanjo
Eromosele Ebhomele Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday disclosed in Lagos, western Nigeria, that it was some of the governors…
Ebola: Jonathan summons 36 state governors, commissioners
President Goodluck Jonathan will meet with governors of the 36 states of Nigeria and their health commissioners in Abuja on…
IMF partners African finance ministers and governors
African finance ministers and governors of Sub-Saharan Africa have agreed to partner with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on major…
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14 APC Govs Storm Ekiti For Fayemi
Simon Ateba, Nkrumah Bankong-Obi & Gbenro Adesina/Ado Ekiti A number of governors, Senators, House of Representatives members and leaders of…
Lagos APC will hold a hitch-free state congress – Ajomale
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State Chapter, said on Thursday 24 April that it was prepared to conduct a…
Boko Haram: Jonathan, Govs In Crucial Talks
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The enlarged security meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan, the 36 state governors and the Nigeria military chiefs over…
No Going Back On APC — Govs
Nine governors from four opposition political parties on Thursday endorsed the emergence of the budding All Progressive Congress (APC). The…
NDDC meeting adjourned for lack of quorum
A meeting of governors of oil producing states, scheduled for today in Asaba, capital of Delta state has been called…
Adopt-A-Talent Sports Programme: NOC Wants Other States To Emulate Fashola
Scribe of Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, Tunde Popoola, has charged other state governors in the country to emulate Governor Babatunde…
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Atiku Congratulates Jonathan
The former Vice President also congratulated all elected state governors, senators, members of the House of Representatives and members of…
‘Fashola Committed To Growth Of Democracy’
Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, has been described as one of the few governors who is committed…