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Leader of Chanchaga local government legislature, Yehuza Saidu Etsu, has claimed that the legislative council is not aware of the whereabouts of the N395 million, which accrued from the …
Niger: Chanchaga councillors unaware of N395m Minna Development Fund accruals – Leader Read More
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun has stated that more consultation is needed by various stakeholders before the federal government can begin the …
Why LG financial autonomy is yet to be implemented – Edun Read More
To strengthen fiscal discipline in local government areas, Kogi state government Wednesday announced plans to conduct a bi-annual audit to assess Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) performance across the 21 councils. …
Financial discipline: Kogi set to conduct bi-annual audit on LGAs Read More
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos state chapter have rejected the outcome of the just concluded local government election in the state. Consequently, they have threatened to challenge …
PDP vows to challenge outcome of Lagos LG poll in tribunal Read MoreLagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appealed to residents of the state to participate fully in the local government election which holds today, stressing that the election plays a vital …
Sanwo-Olu urges Lagosians to participate in Saturday’s LG election Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on stakeholders engaged in the constitutional review to safeguard the financial and administrative independence of local governments. This is coming on the heels …
Constitutional Review: Safeguard LG financial administration, NLC urges stakeholders Read More
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Thursday cautioned the Accountant General of the Federation on any directive that would authorise any person(s) to be signatories to the accounts …
LG autonomy: NULGE to mobilise against disobedience of S/Court verdict – Official Read More
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for urgent collaboration between the federal and Osun state government to restore constitutional order across the 13 local government areas and …
HURIWA urges federal, Osun governments to restore constitutional order Read More
Osun state House of Assembly has demanded immediate release of all outstanding allocations by the Accountant-General of the Federation and the Minister of Finance through the lawful local government accounts. …
Osun assembly demands release of LG allocation to lawful accounts Read More
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday distributed the sum of N1.659 trillion the Federal, States and Local Government Councils as May allocation. The amount shared at the end …
2025: FG, States, LGs share N1.659trn in May Read More
Osun state government, the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), have cautioned against purported plans by the Central Bank of …
Osun government, NULGE, OSSIEC caution against plans to release LG allocations to APC chairmen Read More
Tough time awaits local government workers in Rivers state as nominee for Chairmanship position of its Local Government Service Commission , Mr Ezreal Amadi, vowed to end indolence among the …
Rivers: Service commission chairman vows to end indolence, vows tough time for LG Workers Read More
The Senate Tuesday queried the presidential nominee for chairmanship of Rivers State Electoral Commission, Dr. Michael Ekpai Odey, over his state of origin. Dr. Odey whose nomination as chairman of …
Senate queries presidential nominee for Rivers State Electoral Commission Read MoreThe Osun state All Progressives Congress (APC) Monday cried out over alleged plans by serving commissioners in the state to recruit thugs to attack local government chairmen reinstated by the …
Osun LG crisis: APC petitions Police, DSS over alleged plan to attack LG chairmen Read More
Former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, Monday, condemned what he described as move of President Bola Tinubu to legitimise illegality in Rivers state by constituting …
It’s illegal to conduct Rivers LG poll under Ibas, Bode George tells Tinubu Read More
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has sworn in 18 administrators of the administrative councils in the state. During the inauguration at the Lafia City Hall on Monday, Sule charged …
Sule swears in 18 Nasarawa LG administrators, urges transparency Read More
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a 40-man campaign council for the local government election which comes up July 12, 2025. The campaign council is …
APC Lagos chapter inaugurates campaign council for LG polls Read MoreA Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Osun state, The Osun Masterminds (TOM), has urged staff of local governments in the state to resume to their secretariats and …
Go back to work, CSOs appeal to Osun LG staff Read More
Edo state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has said his administration doesn’t interfere with the funds and resources of councils. Okpebholo noted that the decision was to enable the third tier …
Edo: Why I don’t interfere with LG funds – Okpebholo Read More
Farmtrac Nigeria Limited has handed over the Kagarko township road to Kaduna state government, three months after the project was flagged off, bringing joy to the people of the council, …
Farmtrac hands over Kagarko township road to Uba Sani Read More
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has congratulated Hon. Babangida Maliya on his emergence as the newly elected chairman of Shira local government area through a transparent, peaceful, and constitutionally …
Bauchi: Bala swears in new Shira LG chair Maliya Read More
In a bid to deepen community relations and improve governance delivery, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state has appointed Mrs Euphemia Chizoba Obio-Okeke as the Senior Special Assistant II …
Gov Inuwa bolsters Gombe grassroots with new strategic appointments Read MoreThe remark credited to the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, to the effect that local governments should be transformed into centres of inclusive economic growth and …
The dire need to strengthen LGs Read More
The Senate Tuesday called on the federal government to ensure that all the 774 local government councils in the country are included in the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), to guarantee their …
Autonomy: Senate seeks LGs inclusion in FAAC Read More
The Lagos Society for Good Governance, a non-partisan civic organisation, has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and halt what it describes as unconstitutional tenure elongation schemes in several …
Reject Lagos LG tenure elongations, group urges Tinubu Read More