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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 their SFTAS obligations. It noted that the governors at the meeting received presentations from the...

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 that the governors at the meeting received presentations from the World Bank team led by the Country Di...

Mr. Okon observed that strengthening fiscal transparency and accountability at the States level through the SFTAS Programme for Results would go a long way in ensuring good fiscal governance for the sustainable development of the Nigerian economy. He explained that the Technical Assistance component of the programme requires implementing agencies and partners to deliver capacity building to states on the Disbursement Linked Indicators so that they could be supported to achieve results, which attract handsome financial benefits to the successful states. The NPC further disclosed that besides P...

ON THE GO Lai: Calls for restructuring rational but secession unacceptable Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the clamour for secession in some parts of Nigeria is unacceptable.Advertisement Mohammed spoke on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the 2021... Ayade: It’s not party that matters… I joined APC to help Buhari build Nigeria Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC), saying the move is to “help build Nigeria.”Advertisement Ayade announced... Shina Peller:...

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. “On the Labour crisis in Kaduna State, the NGF noted that it stands with the Governor of Kaduna State ...