The Anambra State Government has insisted that it is not bypassing the Supreme Court judgment that granted autonomy to local governments in the country. According to the state government, the Anambra Local Government Administration Law, enacted after the apex court…
..Says its criminal to demand post-written Resignation Letters From LG Chairmanship Candidates By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State has accused the Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration of trying to circumvent the judgments of the Supreme Court…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain in Enugu State, Chief Hycienth Ngwu, has urged the National Assembly to fast-track action to ensure benefits of local government financial autonomy to Nigerians. Ngwu, a former APC Publicity Secretary in the South-East, stated this while…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has warned against undermining the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy. The ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-man inter-ministerial committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement on Local Government autonomy. The Supreme Court, on 11th July, granted autonomy to Local Governments across the country. The seven-man panel, in a judgement delivered…
President Bola Tinubu’s administration has reached an agreement with the 36 state governors to delay the implementation of financial autonomy for the 774 local government councils until October 2024. This decision, announced on Monday, follows a federal and state government…
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. The amended bills are: “Osun State Local Government Areas Creation…
Local Government Council chairman in Oyo State have withdrawn their membership of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON). The 33 Chairmen in a communique made available to Nigerian NewsDirect disclosed that the decision is predicated on the recent…
The Osun House of Assembly, on Monday, passed for second reading bills to amend Osun local government areas creation and Osun electoral commission laws to conform to the Supreme Court judgment on local government financial autonomy. The bills titled: “Osun…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has commended President Bola Tinubu for the bold step taken to ensure Local Government financial autonomy. The union, however said that funding of basic education, including teachers’ salary should be handled by state governments,…
