Governor Alex Otti has stated that the recently enacted Abia Local Government Law aligns with the spirit and objectives of the Supreme Court’s judgment on local government autonomy. Mr Otti…
Read More Abia LG law not in conflict with Supreme Court judgment – Otti
Our reporter/ The supreme court on Friday dismissed a suit filed by the 36 state governments and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) challenging the federal government’s management of recovered looted…
Read More Supreme Court declines to intervene in N1.8trn, N405bn recovered funds dispute
Our reporter/ In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday barred governors from dissolving democratically elected Local Government (LG) councils in the country. The apex court said doing so,…
Read More Supreme Court bars govs from dissolving LG councils
Our reporter/ The Supreme Court, on Thursday, granted financial autonomy to Local Government Areas and declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local…
Read More Supreme Court grants autonomy to LGAS, says it’s unconstitutional for govs to hold funds
Our reporter/ The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the suit of the Federal Government against the 36 state governors seeking full autonomy for the 774 local governments in the…
Read More Supreme court reserves judgment in FG suit on LG autonomy
