Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday, advocated a single term of five or six years for elected political office holders across all levels of government in Nigeria, against the current double term of four years each. He made this known while playing host to Muslim faithful, alongside traditional rulers and political office holders in his Ikolaba private residence in …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to inaugurate newly appointed members of its Board of Trustees (BoT) today (Monday) in Abuja. This development was disclosed in a circular signed by the PDP’s Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom, and exclusively obtained by The PUNCH. Dated 11 May 2025, the document confirmed the inauguration would take place at the National Executive …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on governors across Nigeria to remain focused on delivering tangible results that improve the lives of their people, urging them to disregard armchair critics who merely seek to distract from the work at hand. During a two-day visit to Katsina, the President told the governors that the accurate measure of leadership is a positive, …

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Nentawe Yilwatda, says some politicians including state governors are trying to influence beneficiaries captured in the social register for the federal government’s conditional cash transfer. The minister, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, said some persons want his ministry to bend for political reasons According to him, ‘unfortunately, it’s a …

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, said the 36 state governors demanded wider consultation on President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills in order to carry the entire nation along, given the far-reaching implications of the reforms. Makinde also clarified that he was not opposed to the tax reforms but only presented the reservations raised by the governors to the …

An Endocrinologist at the Federal Medical Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr Olubiyi Adeshina, has expressed deep concern over the rising costs of diabetes medication in Nigeria, emphasising the heavy financial burden it places on patients. Speaking at the Talabi Diabetes Centre 4th Annual Ogun Youth Diabetes Camp Closing Ceremony held at the Youth Development Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library …

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, and Governor of Kwara, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman has reacted to the Supreme Court judgement granting full autonomy to Local Government Areas, saying the development is a huge relief on governors. But the NGF chairman also said the governors will meet next week to consider the judgement, and come out with a resolution. AbdulRahman, who …

The Supreme Court has barred governors from dissolving democratically elected Local Government Councils in the country. In a landmark judgement on Thursday, the apex court said that, doing so, would amount to a breach of the 1999 Constitution. In the suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the Federal Government sought an order preventing the governors from …

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has said that the 36 state governors are implementing diverse strategies and measures aimed at resolving the ongoing economic challenges and food crises within their respective states. Economic difficulties have arisen in Nigeria in the past months with the removal of fuel subsidy which led to a sharp increase in the prices of essential goods …

A bill for an Act seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to change the educational qualification for elections into certain political offices, has been stepped down by the leave of the House of Representatives. Standing in the name of Hon. Adewunmi Onanuga, the proposed legislation aimed at pegging minimum qualification for elections into the governorship, presidential, and other key elective …