The Nigeria National Assembly has commenced another phase of review of the 1999 Constitution with major issues, including a potential creation of state police and further strengthening the judgement of the Supreme Court on the autonomy of local councils....
The first local government elections since the landmark autonomy judgement by the supreme court has been held in Adamawa and Delta states. The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in both states won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats save...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the landmark ruling of the Supreme Court, essentially granting Local Government Councils autonomy from the state governments, as affirming the spirit, intent and purpose of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of...
The supreme court of the federal republic of Nigeria has reserved judgement on the suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, on behalf of the federal government seeking to extricate local governments from the...
