The challenges facing the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy have assumed a new dimension, with some state governors explicitly warning their council chairmen against opening…
The Cross River House of Assembly has okayed deducting 7.5 per cent from the monthly federal allocation of each of the state’s 18 local government areas. DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS reports…
...LGs plan to get October allocation from Federation Account as NULGE, others urge enforcement Ahead of the submission of the report of the 10-member inter-ministerial committee on the implementation of…
The Federal Government and state governors may have agreed to a three-month moratorium on Local Government autonomy, over concerns arising from its impact on salary payments and operational viability, DECENCY…
The Oba of Lagos, Riliwan Aremu Akiolu has noted that many Local Government Chairmen would be jailed for embezzling council funds following the Supreme Court judgment which granted financial autonomy…
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has advocated for full autonomy for Local Government Councils in Nigeria, emphasising that this move will alleviate poverty and curb the escalating trend…