By GARBA MUHAMMAD, Kaduna

The Federal Government has approved the payment of all outstanding salaries of the entire staff of the now rested New Nigerian Newspapers.

The chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Mr. Simon Lalong, who stated this Monday, when he received Secretaries to Governments of the 19 Northern States in his office at the New Government House Little Rayfield Jos, said a final decision is to be taken on the future of one of the oldest newspapers in the country.

The Governor also asked them to look into the issue of the Almajiria phenomenon which the Forum has resolved to address once and for all.

Secretary to the Government of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Abbas Lawal, who led the delegation said they were in the State for a meeting to review some of the pending issues of the Forum, including reports that have been pending for many years.

According to him, the secretaries who are meeting at the instance of the governors, will look at reports on security, economic development, education, health, investment, youth employment and others which are critical to the progress of the region.

He said the issue of a commercial bank with controlling shares from the region, which has been on table for a long time despite financial commitments by some member states needs to be resolved as soon as possible to ginger economic revival of the region.

He commended Governor Lalong for his proactive leadership style which has focused on key issues bothering the region.