financial autonomy
3 Dec
The Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) on Tuesday backed the administrative and financial autonomy of local government areas in the country. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, made this known at the National Dialogue on Local Government and Constitution Amendment organised by the House Committee on the Review of the Constitution…
20 Aug 2024
The recent Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to Nigeria’s 774 local councils through its interpretation of Section 162(5) and (6) of the 1999 Constitution
17 Aug 2024
Following the financial autonomy granted to local councils by the Supreme Court, all eyes are now on the councils to act as fulcrum of development in the country.
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The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Anambra chapter, yesterday, commenced an indefinite strike over non-implementation of full legislative financial autonomy by the state government.
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