Joint emergency security meeting with traditional rulers, Kaduna
At Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, the forum resolved to set up inter-state platforms for joint border surveillance, strengthen local security…
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Communiqués, press statements and updates from the Forum and its member states.
Abuja meeting: state police and progress on the security trust fund
The governors insisted that only state policing can provide localised, intelligence-driven security, reviewed contributions to the security trust…
Forum condemns killings in Kwara, Katsina and Benue
The forum condemned deadly attacks on communities in Kwara, Katsina and Benue states and urged security agencies to intensify intelligence gathering…
Dr Ezekiel Gomos appointed first Director-General of the Secretariat
The forum appointed former Plateau SSG Ezekiel Gomos as pioneer Director-General to reposition the secretariat as a hub for policy coordination…
Northern States Security Trust Fund established
Meeting in Kaduna with the Traditional Rulers' Council, the governors agreed that each state would contribute N1 billion monthly to a regional…
Joint meeting with the Northern Traditional Rulers' Council, Kaduna
Governors and traditional rulers called for a review of security strategy against renewed Boko Haram and North-Central violence, equity in federal…
Northern governors and traditional rulers reject proposed tax reform bills
Meeting in Kaduna, the forum rejected the tax reform bills before the National Assembly, particularly the proposed derivation-based model for sharing…
Kaduna meeting on insecurity and the Tudun Biri drone strike
At their first meeting since taking office, the 19 governors donated N180 million to victims of the accidental military drone strike at Tudun Biri…