The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is to review the Covid-19 situation and various measures taken by State Governments at various stages since the virus hit Nigeria. The meeting is slated for April 22. The NGF made the announcement in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by its Head, Media and Public Affairs, Mr Abdulrazaque […]
2nd LEAD The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has written to governors of the 36 states of the federation demanding that documentary evidence of transfer of Paris Club Loan refunds due to local government councils in their states into the States Joint Local Government Account be sent to it without delay. In […]
.Rally organisers planned to vandalise EFCC Hqrts during Magu’s absence -Source Strong indications emerged on Sunday night that the recent rally organised by a group, GLOCCOLAC, against the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, was sponsored and financed by certain influential individuals to thwart the fight against graft. […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday, accused governors of the 36 states of abusing the joint account and using allocations to local government councils from the federation account as slush funds. He therefore reiterated the resolve of the National Assembly to grant financial autonomy to the 774 councils in the country. […]