Tag: Governors

NEC said many states are in agreement with plans to establish state police because virtually every state has security challenges.

"The Senate will not be bullied. We are doing our work in the interest of Nigerians, and by the time ...

Development deficit at the grassroots has largely been linked to state governors denying local councils direct access to their statutory ...

Bala Mohammed, Chairman of the Forum and governor of Bauchi State, who read out the points, empathised with the masses ...

The Senate said some governors and state lawmakers are violating and manipulating the 11 July Supreme Court judgment on LG ...

The minister argued that the federal government was doing enough to end economic hardship in the country, but that some ...

The minister said the rice was dispatched to all state governors two weeks ago for distribution to the masses.

Mr Iwuanyanwu died on Thursday. He was 82.

The caucus said the resolution of Mr Kanu's case is crucial for national peace, stability, and unity.

APC has not enjoyed a huge following in the South-east because many believe that the party leaders are among the ...

"Traditional institutions must be protected from the arbitrariness of state governments that threatens their stability."

More than 60 per cent of the respondents who took part in an opinion poll by PREMIUM TIMES believe that ...

There are 774 local governments in Nigeria. But their administration has been stifled by the overbearing influence of the state ...

NBA says it has received safety assurances from relevant authorities in Kano.

The deputy senate president alleged that some of the state governors are frustrating local government autonomy because of their interests.

The meeting was the first in 2024. At a previous meeting in December 2023, similar issues of security and underdevelopment ...

“I want to use this opportunity to advise my younger brother and friend, Governor Yahaya Bello, not to disgrace former ...

The deputy speaker said traditional rulers must have security of office, not guaranteed by the local government chairmen, governors or ...

The governors are from the Northwest and North Central zones of the country

SERAP is also asking the court to “compel and direct Mr Wike to publish details of federal allocations meant for ...

Mr Akpabio said protests over hardship in the country are being sponsored by persons whom he did not name.

The House on Wednesday debated the general principle of the bill and passed it for second reading.

The Supreme Court had, on Friday, delivered separate judgements on petitions challenging the victories of eight governors in the 18 ...

Aside battling insecurity, the North-west region is the poorest in the latest national multidimensional poverty index.

The list consists of 39 names, Gboyega Akosile, the chief press secretary of the state, announced via his Twitter handle.