The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has identified inadequate funding as a key factor hindering local government autonomy in Nigeria. He expressed these concerns at a National Dialogue on Local Government Reform and Constitutional Amendment held in Abuja. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Tajudeen, represented by Deputy Speaker Hon. Benjamin Okezie … Read more
Tensions erupted in the Senate on Wednesday as lawmakers clashed over a motion by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele to suspend the rules and allow Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Chairman Zaccheus Adedeji and Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, to address the chamber. Bamidele argued that the motion was … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ogun State Commissioner of Finance, Dapo Okubadejo, has reassured citizens that the government will maintain transparency in the distribution of the state N5 billion palliative program. Okubadejo made these remarks during a discussion organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ogun state on Thursday. The forum aimed to hold … Read more