Tag: LG
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Ondo electoral commission postpones LG election indefinitely
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has postponed the local government election in the state indefinitely. The Chairman of ODIEC, Dr Joseph Aremo, stated this in a stakeholders’ meeting on Monday in Akure.
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Rivers: Police surround LG secretariats amid tension over expiration Chairmen’s tenure
Following the expiration of the tenure of LG chairmen in Rivers state, the police have stationed armed operatives at the secretariats of four local government councils in the state.
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Ezekwesili, Nweke Jr, others canvass decentralisation of power to LGs
A former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has called for the decentralisation of power from the Federal to the Local Government Areas (LGAs) for speedy development of the country. Ezekwesili made the call at a virtual democracy dialogue on LGA administration organised by Fix Politics Initiative
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Borno gets first elected female LG Chairman
Hajiya Inna Galadima of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared Chairman-elect of Jere Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Galadima’s emergence
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Two wives of LG boss abducted in Jigawa
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped two wives of the Chairman of Kiyawa Local Government Council in Jigawa State. A resident stated that the incident occurred at the weekend when the hoodlums invaded Kiyawa town and gained entrance to the chairman’s residence, subsequently abducting the two wives. The source said the suspected criminals fired gunshots into the…
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FAAC: FG, states, LGCs share N1.1trn for August
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared the sum of N1.1 trillion to the Federal Government, states and Local Government Councils (LGCs) for August. This is contained in a communiqué issued by the FAAC at its September meeting.
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Impeached LG boss, Adedayo, arraigned in Ogun
The Police Command in Ogun on Tuesday arraigned the impeached Chairman of Ijebu-East Local Government in the state, Mr Wale Adedayo, at a Magistrate Court sitting in Abeokuta.
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Hemp: Niger LG Boss appears before NDLEA over trending video
The Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government in Niger, Alhaji Aminu Ladan, has disowned a trending video clip of him encouraging some youths to use the council secretariat to smoke weed. Ladan told operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
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It’s impossible to divert LG allocations without EFCC, ICPC knowledge – Shehu Sani
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has accused anti-corruption agencies, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corruption Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of the diversion of local governments allocations to state governments.
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Nasarawa State Assembly directs Executive to remit 10% of IGR to LG accounts monthly
Nasarawa State House of Assembly has directed the Executive arm of government to allocate 10 per cent of Internally Generated Revenue to the Local Government Joint Accounts monthly as required by law. This, it said, is for speedy development at the grassroots.