Tag: Councils
-
LG autonomy: Councils to start receiving direct payment of allocations next month
Foreclosing any last-minute change of plan, councils will begin to get direct allocation from the Federation Account next month. It will begin with the disbursement of this month’s allocation to the tiers of government, a source told our correspondent at the weekend. The direct receipt from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) will end the…
-
Edo Gov, Okpebolo restores Oba of Benin’s full powers, scraps traditional councils
The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has restored the full statutory rights of the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, scrapping the new traditional councils in Edo South created by the last administration. He also backed the Federal Government’s Gazette, which gave the ownership of the returned artefact to the Oba’s palace, which was looted…
-
FAAC: September revenue shared to FG, States, councils shrinks
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Thursday in Abuja, shared a total of N693.529 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of September, 2019. The N693.529 billion comprised revenue from Value Added Tax(VAT), Exchange Gain and Gross Statutory Revenue in the month. A communiqué read by the Accountant General of the…