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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.
In its statement, the NGF said talks on the order had reached an advanced stage with the Ministry of Labour, conference of speakers, and the National Judicial Council.
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.
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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.
“On the Labour crisis in Kaduna State, the NGF noted that it stands with the Governor of Kaduna State in his quest to improve the productivity of workers and their rights for a better quality of life.
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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, Governor El-Rufai noted that the payment of subsidy ranging from N70 billion to N210 billion monthly to keep the PMS price at N162 per litre is completely unsustainable.
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ESP survival fund: More payroll support payments, MSME grants to commence this week
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265,425 beneficiaries under the Artisan and Transport Support tracks
172,129 business names registered free by CAC
In furtherance of the
Buhari administration’s support for small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic under its Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), payment would be made to the next batch of beneficiaries of the ESP Survival Fund’s Payroll support track and the one-off General MSME Grant of N50,000 as from this week.
This is expected to increase the number of beneficiaries under the Payroll Support track, which has so far benefitted a total of 319,755 Nigerians, while 265,425 Nigerians are beneficiaries under the Artisan and Transport Support track.