Governors Okay Tax Reform Bills, Oppose VAT Increase
NIGERIAN governors have thrown their weight behind the Federal Government’s tax reform bills. But they are proposing a new sharing formula for value-added.
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‘Governors Cancelled Our Meeting Four Times’, Oyedele Refutes Claims Tax Committee Shunned States
THE chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has dismissed claims that the panel did not consult.
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Delta N485bn, Rivers N384bn, Lagos N321bn Top As State Governors Shared N5.3trn Federal Allocation In 2024
THE Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed a total of N5.38 trillion to the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between.
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‘No Plan To Take LGs From You’, Tinubu Tells Govs At Lagos Visit
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has tasked the 36 state governors with leading development at the grassroots, saying the financial autonomy granted to local governments.
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Yusuf, Eno, Alia, Namadi, Uzodimma Sign 2025 Appropriation Bills
GOVERNORS Hyacinth Alia (Benue), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Abba Yusuf (Kano), and Umar Namadi (Jigawa) yesterday signed the 2025 Appropriation Bills of their.
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Still On State Police – By Dr Dakuku Peterside
WHEN a policy fails to factor in public response to its benefits and drawbacks, success takes the backseat. Ignoring public behaviour often results.
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How National Assembly Can Prevent Governors From Misusing State Police – Kaduna Gov
KADUNA State governor, Uba Sani, has allayed fears that if state police are eventually established, state governors will use them to oppress their.
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36 State Govs Submit Report On State Police, Pledge Support
THE National Economic Council (NEC) has received position reports on the establishment of State police from the 36 state governors. The NEC meeting.
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Governors Meet In Abuja Over Tax Reform Bills, Others
MEMBERS of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) held an in-person meeting at the Forum’s Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday night. Fifteen governors, mainly.
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Why Governors Wanted Tax Reform Bills Withdrawn – Gov Sule
THE Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has said that it is wrong to say that governors of the 36 states are against.
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Lagos, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Ten Other States Budget N3.8trn For 2025 Salaries
ABOUT N3.87 trillion has been allocated for recurrent expenditure across 13 Nigerian states in their proposed budgets for the 2025 fiscal year. The.
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Minimum Wage: ‘No Going Back On December 1 Deadline’, NLC Tells Governors
THE Nigeria Labour Congress has said its December 1 ultimatum to state governors who fail to implement the new minimum wage by the.
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Federal Government, Governors Decide On State Police Next Week
THE Federal Government and the state governors will next week take decisions on the creation of state. The Governor of Bayelsa State, Duoye.
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‘Withdraw Support For Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills Or Forget 2027 Tickets’, Governors Threaten Reps
THE deputy spokesman for the House of Representatives, Mr Philip Agbese, has disclosed that some state governors are threatening to deny federal lawmakers.
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Zamfara, Osun, Imo, Four Other States Delay New Minimum Wage As Workers Decry Hardship
NO fewer than seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have failed to approve the minimum wage expected to commence in October this.
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Local Government Autonomy: Governors In Fresh Plan To Delay Implementation
AHEAD of the submission of the report of the 10-member inter-ministerial committee on the implementation of the Supreme Court ruling on Local Government.
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Governors, PDP NWC Members Plot Damagum’s Removal As Chairman
THE internal crisis within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has taken a new dimension as some governors and members of the National Working.
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Despite Receiving Billions From FAAC, 20 Governors Borrow Fresh N446bn
DEBT servicing costs incurred by 29 state governments consumed 80.7 per cent of their Internally Generated Revenue during the first six months of.
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Governors, NSA, Ministers Meet Today To Stop Nationwide Hunger Protest
THE Federal Government says it is open to talks with the leaders of the planned nationwide protests slated for August 1-10. At an.
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Why Governors Should Align With President Tinubu On LG Autonomy – By Tunde Rahman
GOVERNORS have been acting tongue-in-cheek in their reactions to last Thursday’s verdict of the Supreme Court, which stripped them of their suffocating grip.