Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF)

Peace and stability a must for Nigeria’s advancement — Pres. Tinubu

Nigeria needs peace and stability to achieve progress and development, President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday. “Nigeria needs peace and stability to move...

Ahead of inauguration, NGF to induct new, returning governors May 15-19

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is set to conduct an induction for incoming and returning governors ahead of the May 29 inauguration. A...

Breaking: Fayemi exits as NGF Chairman, Tambuwal takes over

After about three years stint as the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Ekiti Gov. Kayode Fayemi is quitting the position for...

774 councils’ autonomy gets judicial stamp as court bars governors from tampering with their funds

A landmark judgment was delivered on Monday in Abuja barring state governors from controlling and disbursing local government funds across the country. Persecondnews...

Abuja-Kaduna train attack: 19 days after NGF commiserates with Kaduna

The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), and Ekiti Gov. Kayode Fayemi on Friday led a two-man delegation of the forum to...

State of the nation: Nigerian Governors Forum mobilizes 36 State Speakers for emergency meeting in Abuja

In a bid to find urgent solutions to what they called issues of national importance, the 36 State Governors under the aegis of...

Parlous state of security and economy may run states aground, alerts Nigerian Governors Forum

The 36 state governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) have cried out that the current parlous state of the...

Restructuring: Lawan, Gbajabiamila blast governors, say they are not qualified to champion agitations

“While the call for restructuring and agitations maybe genuine, elected leaders and state governors should particularly not champion the movement for restructuring without...

Financial autonomy for state legislature, judiciary for implementation May 2021

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), on Monday, assured that the much anticipated financial autonomy for the state legislative and...

opening of the maiden Technology and Tax Event organized by the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) supported by the World Bank and the International Centre for Tax and Development in Abuja.

Shore up your revenue base to fill budgetary gaps, federal, states urged

In a bid to shore up their revenue to meet budgetary gaps, federal and state governments have been urged to embrace technology in...

Assassination attempt on Gov. Ortom: lndicates Nigeria’s descent into anarchy, says Governors

  The March 20 assassination attempt on Benue Governor Samuel Ortom is an invitation to anarchy, the governors of the opposition People’s Democratic...

Nigerian Governors Forum disowns governor over ill-fated comment on COVID-19 vaccine

  The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has distanced itself from a statement credited to a state governor on COVID-19 vaccine, saying the NGF...

Insurgency, banditry: Nigeria Governors Forum expresses worry, plans parley with Pres. Buhari

  Peeved by the massacre of more than 43 farmers in Borno State, a fall-out of the deteriorating security situation in the country,...