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 ...

Local government autonomy in Nigeria has extensively been one of the most debated issues in the country’s federal system. The Local Government (LG) tier is constitutionally recognized under Section ...

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 ...

On Thursday, the 3rd of April, the ICPC, alongside its technical partner, the Center for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI) will be launching the ACPPLG, and it is time all stakeholders ...

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has dismissed concerns that the implementation of local government autonomy poses a threat to governance. He insisted that his administration has already ...

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 ...

President Lee Jaemyung announced on November 12 that he intends to significantly expand fiscal autonomy for local governments during a meeting with metropolitan and provincial leaders. At the ...