Tag: LG
Residents panic as Lagos Government restarts demolition in Oworonshoki
This new operation comes despite earlier promises from the Lagos State Commissioner of Police and the traditional ruler of Oworonshoki…
Wike’s allies shine as APC captures 20 of 23 Rivers councils
The elections were generally peaceful, though turnout appeared higher in some LGAs than others. With the announcement of results, attention…
Lagos sets to pay 197 families of deceased LG, SUBEB staff insurance packages
The Lagos State Government, in conjunction with LASACO Assurance Plc is set to pay families of 197 deceased staff of…
Church calls for peaceful LG, Guber polls in Bayelsa
A church, the Northern Izon Anglican Diocese, Kolokumo-Opokuma Council Area of Bayelsa has called for a peaceful council and governorship…
FAAC: FG, States, LGs share 649.19bn in January
The Federal, States and Local Governments have shared, in January, N649.19 billion as revenue from the month of December 2018.
Lagos disburses N475m to families of deceased 189 LG, SUBEB staff
The Lagos State Government on Thursday presented insurance benefits worth N475 million to the families of 189 deceased staff of…
Imo State Accountant General Suspended Over LG Workers Pay
The Accountant-General of Imo State, Mrs. Stella Udogwu has been suspended by the State Governor, Rochas Okorocha over non-payment…
Unilever, LG, Shoprite support less privileged children
To demonstrate their commitment to improving the quality of lives of underprivileged children, leading brands across sectors; Knorr, LG Electronics…
Lagos warns LG revenue collection officers against corruption
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday warned Local Government revenue collection officers against corruption, vowing to punish anyone caught diverting…
Lagos warns LG workers against corruption, inducts 1,500 new staff
The Lagos State Government on Thursday warned newly recruited 1,500 Local Government workers to shun all forms of corruption and…
Lagos Inaugurates LG Logistics Management Coordinating Units
In its bid to ensure the provision of safe and cost effective drugs among other health care commodities, the Lagos…
Lagos presents N254.6 Million to families of deceased LG, SUBEB staff
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday presented N254.6 million to families of 99 deceased staff of Local Government and the…
Benue electoral boss assures of credible LG polls “in spite of poor funding”
The Benue State Electoral Commission (BSIEC) says it will conduct credible and acceptable local government polls in spite of the…
N8.6m Fraud: Ex-Kaduna LG cashier jailed
Justice M.T.M. Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna, on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, convicted and sentenced…
Council staff electrocuted in Ikorodu
Tragedy struck on Thursday in Ikorodu Local Government of Lagos State when a revenue officer with the council was electrocuted.…
Ajimobi nominates LG caretaker chairmen
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has finally nominated 33 caretaker chairmen for the local government areas in…
FG, states, LGs get more money to share
eosun The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday in Abuja said that N387.8 billion was shared among the…
LG bosses laud Ambode over construction of 114 roads
The Conference of Executive Secretaries of Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas in Lagos State on Thursday…
Ex-Bayelsa Speaker, LG boss escape death as terror gang besieges Ekeremor
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hours to the supplementary governorship election in certain constituencies in Bayelsa state, all hell was let loose…
LG election in Ekiti records low turnout
Low turnout of voters characterised the elections into chairmanship and councillorship seats in the 16 local government areas of Ekiti…
Yuletide: LG gives out food, cash to 300 old people
The Executive Secretary of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, Lagos, Honourable Lukman Adisa Omotosho stated that his administration…
Kogi LG workers to receive N45bn from bailout fund
The Kogi Government said on Thursday that N45 billion of the N50.9 billion its bailout money would be spent on…
Lagos abolishes Special Adviser status at LG level
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has abolished the Special Adviser status and reviewed other administrative procedures for the 57…
Flood alert: NEMA asks states, LGs to relocate communities in flood prone areas
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has again advised states and local governments to immediately relocate residents of communities along…
Unpaid Salaries: Edo NLC threatens strike
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The leadership of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has threatened to embark on…
FG, States, LGs share N500.1bn for January
The Minister of State for Finance, Mr Bashir Yuguda, said that the Federal, states and local government areas shared N500.1…
FAAC: FG, states, councils share N593.33bn for October
The Minister of State for Finance, Mr Bashir Yuguda, on Tuesday announced that federal, states and local governments had shared…
APC To Appoint New LG Bosses
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola has bowed to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to appoint…
New Katsina LG chairmen to be inaugurated Monday – Shema
Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina state has said the newly elected local government chairmen would be inaugurated on Monday 8…
Smartphone Race: Who Wins It?
The competition among smartphone giants leaves consumers wanting more and more Samsung’s first smartphone with a curved display screen, Galaxy…