The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has declared a state of emergency on gender-based and sexual form of violence. The decision was taken at the 10th COVID-19 teleconference meeting of the forum. This is coming amid rising cases of rape across the country. In a communique, the governors condemned sexual and gender-based violence, saying they are committed to ensuring justice is served. The NGF also [...]
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The federal government says there is no going back on the executive order seeking to implement financial autonomy for state legislature and judiciary. Abubakar Malami, minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, said the government will gazette the order after consultations with governors. He was speaking days after Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti state governor and chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), [...]
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says most governors do not have the will to undertake measures that can curb the spread of COVID-19. In an interview with The Sun, Baba-Ahmed said the governors have not been able to develop policies to check the rise in COVID-19 infections because they don't have resources to keep [...]
Innocent Ujah, president of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow states take full control of managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) and chairman of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, said on Sunday in the next phase of the lockdown beginning from Monday, states will [...]
Governors across the 36 states of the federation have scheduled a meeting for Wednesday to discuss, among other issues, financial autonomy for states' judiciary and legislature. On May 22, President Muhammadu Buhari signed an executive order granting financial autonomy to the legislature and judiciary across the states. In a statement on Tuesday, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, head of media and public affairs, Nigeria Governors' [...]
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has asked the national assembly to suspend the infectious disease bill. The bill prescribes, among other provisions, compulsory vaccination of citizens against infectious diseases. This has sparked public outcry over possible human rights violation. In a communique issued after a virtual meeting of the governors on Wednesday, Kayode Fayemi, chairman of the forum, asked the lawmakers to [...]
The South East South South Network (SESSNet) has expressed concern over the lack of coordination between the governors of the south-east and south-south in the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region. The group said the lockdown measures adopted were not carefully thought through and lamented the failure of the 36 state governors to carry out proper consultation with critical [...]
Governors have agreed to ban movement between states for two weeks as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. They took the decision at the sixth teleconference meeting of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) which held on Wednesday. Kayode Fayemi, NGF chairman and governor of Ekiti state, said the action became necessary because of the increasing evidence of community transmission of [...]
Governors across northern states have agreed to ban the almajiri system as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. This formed part of the discussion at a meeting convened via teleconference by Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau state and chairman of the northern governors' forum, on Tuesday. The meeting had 17 governors in attendance. Makut Simon Macham, director of press and [...]
Governors in the south-west have agreed to shut their borders and to make wearing of face masks compulsory to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the region. Governors of the six states in the region reached the decision during a virtual meeting. Rotimi Akeredolu, chairman of the south-west governors forum, disclosed the development in a statement on Friday. “The entry points of our [...]
The Health Sector Reform Coalition (HSRC), a group of non-governmental actors, has asked governors across the country to reverse all directives on lockdown relaxation to contain the spread of COVID-19. Many states had banned large gatherings and restricted movements in a bid to curb the spread of the virus. But in a sudden turn of event, some states began to relax the [...]
On Wednesday, Gboyega Oyetola, governor of Osun state, took the test for coronavirus after the state recorded its first case of the disease. He joined a growing number of governors now testing for the virus, after exposing themselves, either through the persons they had met or where they had been to. There are reports that the 46 confirmed cases in Nigeria as [...]
Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says if he has his way, the country will have only federal and local governments. Speaking with journalist in Abuja, Lawal described governors as "parasites" who take a major share of the country's resources and "abuse" it. The former SGF made the comments when he was asked what he would like [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has asked south-west governors to enact laws on Amotekun, the regional security outfit. Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, had described the outfit as illegal but the human rights lawyer asked the governors to ignore Malami. He had said the federal government has no power to outlaw the outfit. In a statement on Tuesday, Falana said having a law [...]
The Miyetti Allah Kaute Hore has asked the federal government to arrest south-west leaders in charge of Amotekun, a regional security outfit. In an interview with The Sun, Bello Bodejo, national president of the group, said the outfit is a plot against the Fulani ethnic group. On Wednesday, the group had asked south-west governors to give up the outfit after Abubakar Malami, [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the federal government lacks the power to outlaw "Amotekun", the regional security outfit in the south-west. Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, had described the outfit as illegal, saying security remains the exclusive preserve of the federal government. In a statement on Wednesday, Falana advised the governors of the south-west states to ignore Malami and enact laws [...]
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