Tag: Local Governments
Big blow for Fubara as Supreme Court stops FG from paying allocations to unelected LGs
The court said Governors abuse the funds by retaining them and using them for others purposes than they are meant.
FAAC: FG, States, LGAs share N769.52bn for July
The Federal Government, States and Local Government Areas (LGAs) shared N769.52 billion as federal allocation for the month of July.
Constitution Amendment: LGs to get financial autonomy
Local Governments in Nigeria would be given financial autonomy in the ongoing constitution review, Deputy Speaker of the House of…
Plateau LGs pay allowances arrears to workers
The Local Governments in Plateau, have begun the payment of arrears of leave and transport allowances to workers. Mr Reuben…
Salaries: Kwara govt. to assist Local LGs
The Kwara Government, on Tuesday, expressed its readiness to assist the Local Governments in the state in the payment of…
FAAC: FG, States, LG share N370.4b for January
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday in Abuja, said N370.4 billion was shared among the federal, states…
Lagos LG suit: Court to hear stay of execution application
Henry Ojelu([email protected]) An Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere has fixed January 18, 2016 to hear the stay of execution…
NOA Cautions Politicians Against Violence
Mr. Ado Solomon, the Director, National Orientation Agency in Gombe State, has cautioned politicians against using youths to perpetrate violence…
Falana Slams Reps Over Ekiti LGs
Human rights lawyer and activist, Barrister Femi Falana has condemned the resolution of the House of Representatives on the dissolved…
Appeal Court Reserves Judgment In Osun Governorship
The Court of Appeal, Ibadan, Oyo State presided over by Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi on Monday reserved judgment in the…
Aregbesola V Oyinlola: Court Admits Final Submissions Of Parties
The two parties involved in the appeal suit in Osun State 2007 governorship election today adopted their written addresses before…
N/Assembly Tasked On LG Auditors General Office
The National Assembly has been urged to include the office of the Auditor-General for Local Governments in the proposed constitutional…
Fix This Road, LGs Told
Residents, motorists and other road users plying Mokuolu Street, Ogba, Lagos State, South West Nigeria, have called on authorities of…
Don Blames Mass Failure In Exams On UPE
Dr Abba Abubakar, a lecturer in the department of Adult Education, Bayero University, Kano, has attributed the mass failure of…
Aspirant Gives Recipe For PDP’s Victory In Lagos State
A PDP stalwart in Lagos State, Barrister Owolabi Salis, has emphasised the need for the state wing to embark on…
Nigeria At 50: Rosellas Reaches Out To The Young At Heart
The Chief Executive Officer of Rosellas Amusement Parks, a frontline hospitality business, Prince Abraham Oluwatoyin Ololade in Alimosho Local Government…
Roles Of LCDAs In Mega City Development Explained
The 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas have key roles to play in realising the objective of…
IBB Supporters Campaign In Lagos
Supporters of former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), in Lagos yesterday flagged off campaign in the state saying…
Capital Projects: Lagos Begins Inspection At Local Councils
The Office of the Auditor-General for Local Government Areas in Lagos State is to embark on an inspection of capital…
Lawmaker Builds Health Centre For Community
A member of the House of Representatives representing Ojo Federal Constituency of Lagos State, Pastor C.O. Ojelabi, has said that…
EFCC Probes Akala’s N8b Road Contract
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has intensified its probe of Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala’s claim that his…
Lagos Councils Are Doing Well, Says Agunsoye
Prince Rotimi Agunsoye, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Lagos State, Nigeria, has revealed that the performance of…
AC Leaders Vow To Ensure One Man, One Vote
Leaders of the Action Congress (AC) in Lagos State, Nigeria, today vowed to ensure that there is one man, one…