Nigeria Governors Forum

Human and social rights advocacy group, the  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately intervene and stop the governors of the 36 states and the minister of the Federal…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its August 2024 meeting chaired by the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, shared a total sum of N1,358.075 Trillion to the…

Indications have emerged that the 774 local government areas in Nigeria may start receiving their monthly federal allocations directly from the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) from October 2024. The Supreme Court of Nigeria of…

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has revealed that it will convene an emergency to review the recent Supreme Court judgement that granted financial autonomy to the 774 local governments in the country. The Chairman forum and governor of…

The Supreme Court has finally granted financial autonomy to the 774 local government areas in Nigeria. In a landmark ruling on Thursday that the apex court ruled that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated to…

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has scheduled tomorrow, Thursday, July 11, 2024 to the deliver the judgement on the suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN against the governors of the 36 states…

The Governors of the 36 states of the Federation have rejected have said that the states will not be able to pay the contentious  proposed N60,000 minimum wage  being offered to the organised labour by the Federal Government. The governors…