The Federal Government has announced a collaborative effort with various Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to assess, track, and rank climate-related initiatives implemented by states and Local Government Areas (LGAs). Speaking at a one-day stakeholders’ workshop on the Climate Action Index…
Local governments across Nigeria are facing a new challenge in their push to receive monthly allocations directly from the federation accounts, as they must now submit a two-year account audit to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) before funds can…
By Esther Agbo The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) distributed N1.354 trillion in revenue for June among the Federal Government, states, and Local Government Councils (LGCs). This distribution occurred during the July FAAC meeting in Abuja, led by the Minister…
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The Federal Government has urged states and local governments to scale-up environmental health surveillance in places where food and drinks are sold nationwide. These places include markets, garages, schools, restaurants, stadia, religious and sporting events venues. Dr Iziaq Salako, Minister of…
According to a report presented by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji, the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed a total of N10.14 trillion to the federal government, 36 states, and 774…
About 24 hours after the opening of polls in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in Lagos State, no single result from the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) has arrived at the State Collation Centre. Prof. Adenike Oladiji, the State…
The national leadership of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted, the Benue State Governorship Rerun Primary Elections Committee to conduct the governorship re-run of the party in 11 local government areas of the state. The party also constituted the Rerun…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has directed career heads of local government areas and Area Councils Development Areas in the state to take control and charge of their councils from the sacked council chairmen and councillors. The directive is…
By Matthew Denis Abuja The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAACFAAC), at its Meeting shared a total sum of N760.235 billion to the three tiers of government, as federation allocation for the month of September, 2022. From this stated amount, inclusive…
