The latest Diet deliberations on the Local Autonomy Law amendment bill remained nebulous and unfocused to the end, and the responsibility lies with the government for avoiding addressing specifics.

THIS intervention goes against the flow of current popular opinion in Nigeria. There’s a herd mentality, whereby many prominent people are hailing the recent Supreme Court ruling on local government ...

This week, the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, called on President Bola Tinubu to enforce the judgement of the Supreme ...

The Executive Director, Electoral College Nigeria (ECN), Kunle Lawal, has hailed the Thursday’s Supreme Court verdict on financial autonomy for local government areas in the country, describing the ...

There have been agitations for the recognition of local council as the third tier of government in accordance with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution. Many have argued that governors have ...

The wisest remark at Wednesday's local government summit came from former assemblywoman and current Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani. "Be careful what you ask for," she said. The two ...

Former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, has described the idea of full autonomy for local governments in the country as unrealistic, citing constitutional limitations ...

…the Supreme Court verdict is a starting point for a long-drawn process. It will help the local governments in three ways. First, the profound constitutional change by the Supreme Court will put them ...