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Rethinking local government autonomy

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 ...
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After decades of reforms, Local Government autonomy still a mirage

Despite decades of local government reforms since 1976, the 1999 Constitution and political interference by state governors have left councils financially and politically dependent. While the Supreme ...
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Local Govt Service Commissions, local govt autonomy reform implementation, and challenges ahead

In delivering the keynote address at the just concluded 2025 National Summit of the Local Government Service Commissions (LGSCs), I was compelled to observe the significance of the Summit coming on ...
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LG autonomy: Fresh concerns arise over NASS's refusal to obey S'Court ruling

Dr Alex Izinyon, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has sharply criticised the National Assembly for failing to enact legislation that would enforce the Supreme Court's rulings on local government ...
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Group wants implementation of Supreme Court’s ruling on LG autonomy

OWERRI – Nigeria CSOS situation Room and the Citizens Centre for Inte­grated Development and Social Rights (CCIDESOR) have called for full implementation of the Supreme Court’s judgment on local ...