Thirty-six state governors, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), convened a marathon meeting in Abuja with local government autonomy as the primary...
The recent Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria has been praised by many. However, Ahmed Buhari, the Vice Presidential candidate of...
The Senate has introduced a Bill aimed at creating a federal agency responsible for conducting local government elections. The Bill, titled “Local Government Independent Electoral Commission...
In response to the recent landmark Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to local governments across Nigeria, all 401 caretaker chairmen and members overseeing Osun State’s 62...
Following the Supreme Court’s judgment to halt the release of allocations to councils managed by caretaker committees, several Nigerian states have unveiled schedules for local government...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has announced plans to conduct local government elections across all 17 local government areas of the state in the near future....
In a sweeping judgment that has sent panic across 19 states in Nigeria, the Supreme Court has ruled to enforce financial autonomy for local governments, potentially...
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), chaired by Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has announced that the 36 state governors will convene on Wednesday to deliberate on...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has labeled the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on financial autonomy for local government councils as a distraction from pressing issues such...
The presidency has criticized Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, for his silence following the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment granting financial autonomy to local...