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By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, May 20, 2021 The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has resolved to put the necessary legal frameworks and institutions in place for States Fiscal Transparency Accountability, and Sustainability (SFTAS). SFTAS is a World Bank support and intervention designed to support Nigerian states implement a Fiscal Sustainability Plan. The forum said this in a communiqué issued on Wednesday night after its 30th teleconference. It also agreed on the need for states to meet...

Abuja – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has resolved to put the necessary legal frameworks and institutions in place for States Fiscal Transparency Accountability, and Sustainability (SFTAS). SFTAS is a World Bank support and intervention designed to support Nigerian states implement a Fiscal Sustainability Plan. The forum said this in a communiqué issued on Wednesday night after its 30th teleconference. It also agreed on the need for states to meet their SFTAS obligations. It noted tha...

Channels Television   Updated May 20, 2021   The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Wednesday said they are working to resolve issues surrounding the implementation of Executive Order 10. This was disclosed in a communiqué signed by the Chairman of the forum Kayode Fayemi at the end of the 30th teleconference meeting. President Muhammadu had earlier in May 2020 signed an Executive Order granting financial autonomy to both the judicial and legislative arms of government at the state level. I...

NGF urges Kaduna Govt, NLC to resolve labour crisis The NGF says it stands with the Kaduna State governor in his quest to improve the productivity of workers and their rights for a better quality of life. The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has appealed to the Kaduna State Government and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to tow the path of peace. The forum, chaired by the Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, made this known in a communique issued at the end of its meeting on Wednesday. “O...

Views: Visits 6 Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Fayemi Kayode (left); Deputy Chairman, Aminu Tambuwal; and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, during the body’s meeting on the new minimum wage and other issues in Abuja…yesterday. PHOTO: LUCY LADIDI ATEKO State governors in Nigeria have agreed to grant autonomy to the legislature and the judiciary. This is in line with Executive Order 10 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. They, however, gave two conditions to...

Share Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday disclosed that the payment of between N70 billion and N210 billion monthly on fuel subsidy is unsustainable. Governor El-Rufai made the observation while presenting the report on the appropriate pricing of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol, during the 30th teleconference meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) chaired by Governor Kayode Fayemi. While calling for full deregulation of the downstream of the petroleum industry, Gove...