Local Government Councils

October 13, (THEWILL) – The last has not been heard of the local government financial autonomy as ordered by the Supreme Court in April 2024 with the move by the Senate to amend relevant sections of the Constitution on...

October 09, (THEWILL) – Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, faulted. Nigeria’s brand of federalism, says a situation where only the federal government can create local government is an aberration. Governor Diri also said Nigeria was on...

October 06, (THEWILL) – The initial applause that greeted the April 11,2024 Supreme Court judgement on local government financial autonomy, as a means to usher democratic governance at the grassroots, has suffered a setback as affected states conduct local...

August 20, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in the country. The committee, inaugurated on Tuesday, by Secretary to the Government of the Federation...

October 12, (THEWILL) - Governor Hyacinth Alia has directed the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to restore with immediate effect, some of the statutory obligations meant for the local government Councils in the state. The move is part...