Since the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on July 11, declaring that local governments must be funded only through democratically elected councils, 18 states have...
Stakeholders in Imo State have called on the Federal Government to establish an independent electoral body to oversee local government elections, alleging that state...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has stirred controversy with the signing of a new Local Government Administration Law, declaring that absolute autonomy for local...
In a bid to retain control over local government (LG) funds, some state governors have allegedly entered into secret agreements with LG chairmen, effectively...
The Nigerian Senate has called on Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State and other governors across the country to fully comply with the...
Labour Party (LP) lawmakers from Anambra State have accused Governor Chukwuma Soludo of attempting to undermine the financial autonomy of local governments through a...
In a move to implement the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on local government autonomy, the Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-member inter-ministerial committee. The committee, aimed...
In adherence to a recent Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy, the federal government of Nigeria will halt allocations to local government areas (LGAs) lacking...
The 33 council chairmen in Oyo State have formally exited the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) in response to the Supreme Court’s recent judgment...
Former local government chairmen in Rivers State are escalating tensions with Governor Siminalayi Fubara following a Supreme Court ruling that bans the use of caretaker committees...