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FG, states, LGs share N1.358trn for July
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared the sum of N1.358 trillion among the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils (LGCs) for the month of July. This is contained in a communique issued after FAAC meeting for August on Friday in Abuja. According to the communique, the N1.358 trillion total distributable fund comprised statutory revenue of N161.593 billion.…
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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 they operate. Erugo disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He was reacting to the fate of the employees of the LCDAs in some states, following the apex…
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Lawmaker seeks amendment of States, LG laws
Rep. Alhassan Doguwa, Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), has urged the National Assembly to undertake reforms by amending laws to allow INEC to conduct local government elections. This, he said, would ensure better governance at both state and local government levels. Doguwa said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said the reforms should…
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Most states not viable ,we don’t need more-Agbakoba
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) ,Dr Olisa Agbakoba, has faulted the the agitation for state creation in the South-East by some House of Representatives members, describing the proposal as a misplaced priority. Agbakoba, a former President, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA)expressed the view in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday. NAN reports …
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Jonathan vs Buhari: How they stand in 36 States, FCT
With the presidential election just around the corner, our correspondents write that the battle, which is a straight one between President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari, may spring some surprises As Nigerians, nay the world, wait for the March 28 presidential election and the 10 competing political parties putting finishing touches to their strategies, the actual contest, political watchers…
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