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The former Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to focus on governance and avoid unnecessary special...
The Federal Government and state governors have agreed to a three-month moratorium on the implementation of Local Government financial autonomy, following concerns about its potential impact...
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said that the recent judgement of the Supreme Court granting financial...
The federal government of Nigeria has revealed that is is yet to commence the payment of monthly allocations to the local government areas in the country....
In response to the recent Supreme Court judgment endorsing financial autonomy for local governments, Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has assured that the state’s local government...
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has said the Supreme Court ruling on local government would help to solve the country’s security challenges. Bello Matawalle...
The Pan Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has expressed strong disapproval of the recent Supreme Court decision that affirmed fiscal autonomy for local government areas in Nigeria....
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Bola Tinubu and the Supreme Court justices following Thursday’s judgment granting local government autonomy. APC said it took...
South East apex socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called for the scrapping of State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) charged with conducting local government elections. Ohanaeze described...
Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga has tackled the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his silence since the Supreme Court gave its ruling granting...
The African Action Congress, (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has opined that the Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to local governments would...
Former Special Adviser to ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, Doyin Okupe, has said the Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy on Thursday was wrong. Doyin Okupe said...
Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for securing financial autonomy for Local Governments, marking it as the president’s most significant achievement...
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, has said that the 36 state governors know the consequences of not obeying the Supreme Court ruling on...
Nollywood actor and former chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Kenneth Okonkwo, has commended the Supreme Court verdict, which ruled in favour of financial autonomy for...
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, ruled that it is illegal for state governors to dissolve democratically elected Local Governments. The apex court directed the Federal Government...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Thursday, ruled it is unconstitutional for state governors to withhold funds designated for local government administrations. The landmark judgement, delivered...
The Supreme Court has reportedly picked Thursday, 11th July, to deliver the final judgement on the issue of local government autonomy between the federal government and...
A northern region group, The Arewa Think Tank (ATTK), has expressed its support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his efforts to secure financial autonomy for...
Nigeria’s Local Government system has received a massive boost as the National Assembly has granted full financial, administrative and political autonomy to all the 774 local...