LG Autonomy
10 Sep
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has scrapped the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs following the Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to local government across the federation.
9 Sep
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has scrapped the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs following the Supreme Court judgement granting autonomy to local governments across the federation. Mohammed announced this on Monday shortly after swearing in three newly appointed commissioners to replace those who resigned to contest the August 17 local government election. The…
23 Aug
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu has issued
20 Aug
While many states across Nigeria continue to grapple with the implementation of local government autonomy, Taraba State, as observed by
14 Aug
A South-West Leader of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), Bisi Olopoenyan, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to urgently send a bill to the National Assembly to commence the process of amending the 1999 Constitution to grant full autonomy to councils.
13 Aug
Osun Assembly has passed the bills amending the Osun Local Government Area Creation and Osun Electoral Commission Laws in conformity with the Supreme Court judgment on local government financial autonomy. READ ALSO:Adekunle Ibraheem assumes role as Chairman of REDAN Osun State chapter The amended bills are: “Osun State Local Government Areas Creation and Administration…
11 Aug
A former Commissioner for Justice in Oyo State, Mr Oluwaseun Abimbola, has advised the Oyo State government to obey the supreme court judgment granting fiscal autonomy to Local Governments Areas (LGAs). Abimbola, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday. He…
28 Jul 2024
The Kano State Government has said it will operate the full local government (LG) autonomy which was recently approved by the Supreme Court. Kano State Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo said this at the inaugural caucus meeting of the Forum of Commissioners for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Abuja on Saturday. Gwarzo assured that…
27 Jul 2024
Reactions have continued to trail the recent Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to the 774 local government (LG) councils in the country, as a prominent Niger Delta leader, Goodnews Abalagha, has disagreed with former Delta State Governor, James Onanefe Ibori for his opposition to the verdict. Abalagha expressed his disapproval of Ibori’s comments, questioning…
14 Jun 2024
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the suit filed by the Federal Government seeking full autonomy for the 774 local councils in the
10 Jun 2024
In the landscape of Nigerian governance, local government autonomy has been a long-sought goal, heralded as a significant step towards decentralisation and grassroots development.
6 Jun 2024
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, yesterday, said he had no cause to regret seeking full autonomy for the 774 local councils in the country.
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