Tag: Autonomy
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Just in: SEE full list as FG sets up inter-ministerial cttee to enforce verdict on LG autonomy
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement delivered on 11th July, 2024 granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports this was contained in a statement signed by Information Director, Segun Imohiosen late Wednesday. The members…
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Autonomy only way to save LGs from paralysis – Shehu Sani
A civil rights activist and social critic, Sen. Shehu Sani, says local government autonomy is the only way to strengthen governance at the grassroots and save council areas from paralysis. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly and served as Chairman, Senate
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Senate to Governors: Autonomy for judiciary non-negotiable
The Senate on Monday told the 36 Governors to grant autonomy to judiciary, saying independence of the judiciary is not negotiable. Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, made the call while answering questions from reporters in Abuja. Bamidele said it is laughable to be grappling with judicial autonomy…
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You can’t claim varsity autonomy and still receive salaries from us, FG tells ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) cannot claim to be autonomous when lecturers are paid by the government, Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said on Wednesday. He said autonomy can only work when a university generates its resources to pay workers and meet its obligation. Ngige spoke while defending his ministry’s…
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FG releases details of judiciary financial autonomy order
The federal government has released details of Executive Order 10, which grants financial autonomy to the legislature and judiciary at the State level. The details were released by Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media to Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami four days after it was signed into law by President Mohammadu Buhari. Read details…
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Governors meet over independence of state’s legislature, judiciary
The thirty- Six State Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF will meet tomorrow to brainstorm on President Muhammadu Buhari’s Executive Order granting financial autonomy to the legislature and judiciary at the state level. The governors who will be holding their 9th teleconference meeting since the lockdown that resulted from the outbreak…
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Saraki restates support for LG autonomy
President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has reiterated his support for local government autonomy in the country. Saraki, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sanni Onogu, in Abuja on Saturday, said this during a visit by the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), led by its National President,…
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EFCC grants NFIU autonomy
The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu on Wednesday told the Senate that the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit ( NFIU)has been granted autonomy. Magu who appeared before the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes to defend the performance of 2017 budget of his agency promised to submit details of recovered…
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Just in: Senate rejects devolution, approves autonomy for LG’s
The several calls for restructuring hit a brick wall on Wednesday as the Nigerian Senate voted to reject a proposal to amend the 1999 Constitution to devolve more powers to the states. Using electronic voting, 48 of 95 Senators present voted against the proposal, which had been challenged on Tuesday by Adamu Aliero, who argued…
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Nasarawa CJ wants financial autonomy for judiciary
The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Suleiman Dikko, has appealed to state governments to grant financial autonomy to the judiciary to facilitate smooth dispensation of justice in the country. TheNewsGuru.com confirms that Justice Dikko was speaking in Lafia, during the 2017 Lafia Appeal/Call-over session to review cases already decided by lower courts. Inadequate finances,…