Tag: autonomy
Kaduna Courts shut as judiciary workers begin strike over autonomy
Kaduna, Oct. 27, 2025 (NAN) Courts in Kaduna State were shut on Monday
as Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) began an indefinite strike to...
Anambra guber: YPP candidate pledges to guarantee LG autonomy
Anambra East, Sept. 17, 2025 (NAN) Mr Paul Chukwuma, Young Progressives Party (YPP) governorship candidate in the upcoming Nov. 8 Anambra election, has promised...
Sanwo-Olu reaffirms LG autonomy as Bariga LCDA inaugurate projects
Lagos, July 25, 2025 (NAN) Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says the real strength and meaning of democracy lies in the grassroots, where...
Autonomy c’ttee: Labour should join FG in enforcement – APC diaspora...
Mr Ayoola Lawal, former Secretary, APC Committee of Diaspora Chairmen, says that organised labour and Nigerians must join the Federal Government in forcing state...
LG Autonomy: Osun Assembly passes amendment bills
Osun Assembly has passed the bills amending the Osun Local Government Area Creation and Osun Electoral Commission Laws in conformity with the Supreme Court...
Implement supreme court judgment on LG autonomy, ex- Commissioner urges governors
A former Commissioner for Justice in Oyo State, Mr Oluwaseun Abimbola, has advised the Oyo State government to obey the supreme court judgment granting...
LGA autonomy: States should fund LCDAs – Lawyers
A Professor of Law, Samson Erugo (SAN), says workers of the Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) remain legitimate employees of the respective states where...
Governors meet over LG autonomy
State governors on the platform of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are currently in a closed door meeting in Abuja, over the recent financial...
S’Court ruling on LGAs: Autonomy crucial for outbreak response — NCDCÂ
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has commended the recent Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy, saying that the move...
Eno says LG autonomy relief to states, seeks effective implementation
Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, has described the Supreme Court’s decision granting financial autonomy to local government councils as a relief to state...
Nasarawa assembly lauds supreme court over judgment on LG autonomy
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has commended the Supreme Court over its judgment granting financial autonomy to the 774 Local Government Areas in...
LG autonomy an evolutionary milestone in Nigeria’s healthcare system- Pate
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, says the Supreme Court judgment on Local Government autonomy is one of the...
LG financial autonomy: Ex-Imo Attorney-General seeks true federalism
A former Attorney-General (A-G) of Imo, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, SAN, has urged the Federal Government to embark on a holistic restructuring to ensure true federalism.
Ume...
Supreme Court verdict ‘ll enhance healthy competition among LGs – Ex-NBA...
Mr Oluwatobi Fatoki, a former Publicity Secretary of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan branch, has said that the financial autonomy granted local governments by...
Don’t misuse your opportunity – Akinfenwa urges LG chairmen
The Bishop of Ibadan Anglican Diocese, Most Rev. Joseph Akinfenwa, has urged local government chairmen not to misuse the financial autonomy recently granted to...
LG autonomy: Kogi group lauds Supreme Court’s judgment
The Kogi NGOs Network (KONGONET) has lauded the recent landmark judgment by Supreme Court, affirming the direct payment of allocations to local governments and...
LGs autonomy will improve service delivery at grassroots – Association
The Public Office Holders Association of Nigeria (POHAN) says full autonomy to local governments will lead to improved service delivery and development at the...
