Tag: Local Governments
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BREAKING: Supreme Court grants full autonomy to LGAs
Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations.
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Lateef Fagbemi: Rescuing the LGs from the jaws of the States in Nigeria – By Uche Akunebu
The former minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan is not alone ,just like the Liverpool football club motto(You Cannot walk alone) in thinking and desiring for a good local government system in his country, as most nations of the world have succeeded in putting in place a functional local government system.
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Reps ask FG to set-up COVID19 test centres in all 774 local governments
The House of Representatives on Tuesday has asked the federal government to set-up testing centres in local governments areas across the federation. The green chamber also resolved to invite the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, the Director-General Nigeria Centre of Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu and Chairman of the COVID-19 Task Force, Boss Mustapha to appear…
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Local Governments deny receiving direct funding from FG
Mr Aminu Maifata, Nasarawa State Chairman of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), has dispelled rumours that local councils had received direct funding from the Federation Account. Maifata who is also the Chairman of Lafia LGA, told journalists on Tuesday in Lafia that it was untrue that the 13 LGAs in the state had…
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Boko Haram not in control of any local government in Borno – Army
The Nigerian Army has refuted claims that seven local governments in Borno State are still under the control of the dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram. The Deputy Director, Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, while reacting to a report in The Guardian Newspapers that seven local governments in Borno State were under control…
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How federal, states, councils share N2.8tr in six months – NEITI
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) on Sunday said the three tiers of government; federal, states and local governments shared N2.788 trillion between January and June this year. According to a statement by NEITI Director of Communications, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, the allocation shows a 38 per cent increase on the N2.019 trillion shared…