Governors of the thirty-six states of Nigeria have agreed to begin the implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary and the legislature by May this year. Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, made the announcement after a meeting with other stakeholders at the State House in Abuja. Governor Fayemi said…
Governors of the Southwest states have adopted a ban on night grazing and the use of underage children as herders. The decision was reached together with the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association during a meeting in Akure, Ondo State. The stakeholders meeting also condemned illegal entry and occupation of State Forest Reserves, in line…
The Ekiti State Government and the organised labour have reached an agreement on how to pay the new minimum wage of thirty thousand naira. The agreement covers those in civil service, and the local government service, as well as judiciary and health workers in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, OLAYINKA…
The Ekiti Government says it has uncovered three hundred and sixty-two ghost workers in some local governments. The state government says it has been losing the sum of twenty-million-naira monthly through the ghost workers. This was made known by the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development, Professor ADIO FOLAYAN. He was speaking at the Government House…
Governors of the nineteen northern states have rejected the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police. Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, SIMON LALONG, said they have made their position known to President MUHAMMADU BUHARI. Governor LALONG briefed State House correspondent about their position after a meeting with President…
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress has intervened in the crisis rocking the Ekiti State chapter of the party. The Ekiti APC crisis is between a faction loyal to Governor KAYODE FAYEMI and another group that identifies with Senator FEMI OJODU, who is Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters. The intervention is being…