Local governments to receive direct federal allocations by January – Presidency
Presidency has announced that starting from the end of January, local government areas across Nigeria will begin receiving their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC)
‘Only N36,000 was remitted as revenue’, Kwande LG Boss alleges
…LG Secretariat denied electricity for two years for not paying bills Hon. (Engr.) Tertsua Yarkwan, Caretaker Chairman of Kwande Local Government Area (LGA), in Benue State in this interview bares his mind on some of the challenges he met and solutions he brought to Kwande LG since his appointment by Gov. Samuel Ortom in June […]
Zamfara APC condemns suspension of Shinkafi LG Chairman by state Assembly
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the suspension of Chairman of Shinkafi Local Government Council of the state, Alhaji Sani Galadi by the state House of Assembly. The state Publicity Secretary of the Party, Alhaji Shehu Isa, condemned the suspension in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Before governors milk Local Government funds dry
There must be administrative procedures in our LGs to ensure dutiful, committed, dedicated and effective leaders
LG Autonomy: AILM identifies dangers in implementation, calls for caution
Akwa Ibom Liberation Movement (AILM) has given reasons why the Local Government Autonomy Bill recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, may not be in the best interest of Akwa Ibom State and its people.
Local governments: Victims of rape who are also rapists
There is a pretence of a debate over the practice and funding of local governments in the country. The Federal Government, putting up a facade of defending local governments, rolled out new guidelines on their expenditure, including a maximum daily N500,000 cash withdrawal.
