Senators representing the five South-East states have expressed support for the Tax Reform Bill, describing it as a transformative initiative. Their endorsement came during a South-East Senate Caucus meeting held on Monday, where they also emphasized the need for broad consultations to address concerns raised about the bill. EDITOR’S PICKS PDP Declares Ethiope East Federal … Read more
Lagos NLC Chair Funmi Sessi alleges that the Governors’ Forum pressured President Bola Tinubu to approve a ₦70,000 minimum wage instead of the proposed ₦100,000. the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos Council, has expressed concerns over the newly approved national minimum wage of ₦70,000 for civil servants, calling it unsustainable for workers in Lagos. The … Read more
NGF assures improved minimum wage amid ongoing negotiations with organized labour. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigeria Governors’ Forum has assured Nigerians and organized labour that ongoing negotiations will lead to an improved minimum wage. Initially rejecting the Federal Government’s proposed N62,000 minimum wage, citing potential borrowing to meet salary obligations, the governors face … Read more
Gov Sanwo-Olu wins as the Chairman for Southwest Governor’s Forum Lagos State Gov. takes over from Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu Eko Hot Blog reports that the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been elected as the Chairman of the South West Governors’ Forum. Sanwo-Olu’s election took place during a closed-door meeting in Lagos on Monday. … Read more
Details Of Atiku’s Meeting With PDP Govs Emerge Following the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the APC presidential candidate, the PDP presidential flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar had summoned a meeting with PDP governors in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICK BREAKING: Tinubu Defeats Osinbajo, Amaechi, Others, Clinches APC Primaries [FULL RESULTS] BREAKING: Tinubu Coasts To Victory As … Read more
APC Convention: Governors Forum demands Buni’s resignation EKO HOT BLOG reports that Dr. Lukman Salihu, the Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has called on Mai Mala Buni, the Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) and the Governor of Yobe State, to resign honorably if the party’s convention, tentatively scheduled … Read more
The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, said one of them was using the sponsor of the bill, Garba Muhammad, against the interests of workers. Wabba accused a governor in the Northwest of failing to pay the entitlements of workers that were sacked. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) under the leadership of Comrade Ayuba Wadda, has declared … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, August 11, clarified that terrorists are not better equipped than the military. Also, the President and some state governors at the end of meeting today, August 11 at the Presidential Villa agreed that poverty and youth unemployment are the major causes of nationwide security challenges. This was contained in a statement … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting some representatives of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum and security chiefs inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting is in continuation of efforts aimed at tackling the deteriorating security situation in parts of the country. Buhari is joined at the Council Chamber venue of the meeting by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; … Read more
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and the National Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) on Wednesday in Abuja, signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the World Bank N3.7 billion COVID-19 response suport to states and the FCT. The MoU “Nigeria COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Project (NIGERIA CoPREP) was jointly signed by the Chairman of the … Read more