Tag: states
DSS reveals how terrorists planned to bomb Abuja, 6 states
The Department of State Services, DSS, on Saturday revealed how suspected terrorists planned to unleash terror on selected six states…
Okowa pushes for more police personnel to be deployed to states
Gov.Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on the Inspector-General of Police to deploy adequate police personnel to states in order…
Immunization: Sept. 10 deadline for governors to pay counterpart fund
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has appealed rescheduling of deadline given to all governors to make counterpart contribution toward nationwide…
Agency decries poor funding of HIV/AIDS programmes
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has decried the poor funding of HIV/AIDS response programmes by some…
UNICEF: Mid-year review of activities in states commences
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commenced 2017 mid-year review and 2018 planning meeting for states supported by the fund.
Federal Government urges States to fast-track construction of Truck Parks
The Federal Government has urged state governors to fast track the process of developing Truck Transit Parks (TTP) and critical…
Recession: What Other States Can Learn From Lagos- Reps
As Nigeria gradually makes its way out of economic recession, the House of Representatives on Wednesday commended the Lagos State…
States must explore comparative advantage to drive economic growth-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday identified the need for States to learn from each other and explore…
Ambode charges States to embrace leadership development
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday charged other state governments in the country to embrace leadership development as that…
6 States move to halt Trump’s revised ban
A group of states renewed their effort on Monday to block President Donald Trump's revised temporary ban on refugees and…
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Lagos@50: FG, States must not allow our cultural heritage to die-Ooni
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at the weekend charged Nigeria’s Federal and State Governments not to…
It’s time for forensic audit of states
In the past several months both Fitch and Moodys downgraded Nigeria’s credit worthiness a significant notch, citing increased investor concern…
Oil revenue falls by five percent, states in trouble
The revenue of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) dipped in April by 4.99 per cent to N102.45 billion from N107.…
I’m disturbed that State govts can’t pay salaries – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital that it was a matter of great concern to him…
Funds spent on FG projects by states should be refunded – Saraki
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Sunday said the red chamber would support for states’ governments agitation for refund…
FG, states, LGs get more money to share
eosun The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday in Abuja said that N387.8 billion was shared among the…
Nigerian states face bankruptcy, further income crash
Nigeria’s dire economic situation and the near bankruptcy of many states were further underscored Tuesday with the amount available to…
FG, States, LGs share N473.8bn for Oct
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Friday said N473.8 billion was shared among the federal, states and local…
Floods kill 53, displace 100,420 people in 11 states
At least 53 people have died in eleven states following flood disasters that displaced more than 100,420 persons this year.…
FG owes states N522bn for road maintenance
The National Economic Council(NEC) on Thursday confirmed that 13 states of the Federation had complied with the requirements for the…
More states benefit from Buhari’s relief package
States of the federation have started benefiting from the Special Intervention Fund aspect of the presidential relief package earlier approved…
WAEC to release withheld WASSCE results Thursday
Relieve came the way of anxious parents, guardians and students across the country on Wednesday as the West African Examination…
States’ inability to pay WAEC, a national embarrassment
Stakeholders in the education sector have described the non-release of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) of 13 debtor…
States got N2.92trn from Excess Crude Account – Okonjo-Iweala
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Finance Minsiter has revealed what each state got from the Excess Crude Account. Her figures showed…
FG, States, LGs share N500.1bn for January
The Minister of State for Finance, Mr Bashir Yuguda, said that the Federal, states and local government areas shared N500.1…
FG, States, LGs share N628.8bn for November
The Minister of State for Finance, Mr Bashir Yuguda, on Tuesday said that the Federal, states and local government shared…
FOI Act not binding on 36 states, court rules
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, ruled that the 36 states of the federation cannot be made to…
FG, States, share N603.5bn in Sept
The Minister of State for Finance, Mr Bashir Yuguda,on Wednesday announced that Federal, States and Local Governments shared N603.5 billion…
Ebola: States, unions differ on school resumption date
The Federal Government, which directed public and private primary and secondary schools in the country to resume for the next…
FG, states opt for talks on Excess Crude Account
The Federal Government of Nigeria and 36 State governments are exploring the option of settling their dispute over the Excess…