A bill against public smoking in public in Lagos state, southwest Nigeria, may soon be passed by the state House of Assembly. We only hope the bill will not end up like the several others that have been passed without proper implementation. The bill which is long overdue for a state densely populated as Lagos [...]
The Lagos State Government says there is no going back on plan to amend the Local Government Administration Law to pave way for the extension of the tenure of Local Government Chairmen in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. The government is currently seeking to amend the law, through the Lagos State House of Assembly to extend the [...]
The House of Assembly of Nigeria’s southern state of Delta, once notorious for being the axis of kidnappers, on Wednesday in Asaba passed into law, the Anti-kidnapping Bill 2013, imposing a death sentence on any person convicted of kidnapping in the state. Cultists and terrorists will also earn a death penalty, while the property of [...]
As the third tier of government, the local government administration in the country is well recognised by the constitution. This recognition is spelt out in Section 7 ( 1) of the 1999 constitution which states that the system of local government by democratically elected local government councils is guaranteed under this constitution. The constitution goes [...]
By Akin Kuponiyi The trial of the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Sabit Ikuforiji and his personal assistant, Oyebode Alade Atoyebi for a money laundering related offence is one of the high profile cases which started last year. Hearing will continue 18 February this year at a Federal High Court sitting [...]
Kogi State House of Assembly has directed its Committee on Local Governments to investigate alleged sack of 450 workers of Adavi Local Government on the recommendations of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission. The directive followed the adoption of a motion, under urgent public importance, presented by Abdullahi Lawal (PDP-Adavi), at a plenary session in Lokoja. [...]
A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mufutau Egberongbe, has urged Nigerians close to President Goodluck Jonathan to make him realise that the country is drifting faster than his thought. Egberongbe, a representative of Apapa Constituency 1 at the House, who was reacting to the insinuation that the Federal Government was planning to [...]
