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Nigerian Supreme Court grants Local Govt financial autonomy

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Nigerian Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should receive and manage their funds themselves. It held that the power of […]

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Lagos speaker meets AGF Malami, speaks on financial autonomy for state legislatures

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Speaker Mudashiru Obasa of the Lagos House of Assembly has described financial autonomy to state legislatures as one of the catalysts for good governance in Nigeria. Obasa, who is the chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures, said this at the induction of new speakers into the conference in Abuja on Wednesday. The […]

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