Local government autonomy

Indications have emerged that the 774 local government areas in Nigeria may start receiving their monthly federal allocations directly from the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) from October 2024. The Supreme Court of Nigeria of…

For the first time in 10 years, Anambra State has announced date for the conduct of local government elections in the state. In a statement issued on Monday in Awka, The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) announced…

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has revealed that it will convene an emergency to review the recent Supreme Court judgement that granted financial autonomy to the 774 local governments in the country. The Chairman forum and governor of…

The Supreme Court OF Nigeria on Thursday fixed June 13 to hear the suit filed by the Federal Government against the governors of the 36 in the country for allegedly mismanagement of the allocations of local government areas in their…