Eko Hot Blog reports that State governors will be meeting next week to deliberate on the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding Local Government Autonomy, announced AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Governor of Kwara State. The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that all federal allocations for local government councils … Read more
The Rivers Police Command has taken control of 23 local government councils and critical infrastructure to prevent further violence over the tenure crisis of outgoing local government chairmen. EKO HOT BLOG reports the Rivers State Police Command announced on Tuesday that it has taken control of the 23 local government councils and critical infrastructure in the … Read more
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has reached an agreement with the Federal Government to immediately halt deductions from state accounts for local government obligations. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has confirmed this decision and stated that the deducted funds will be reimbursed to the states. In addition, a new leadership has emerged through consensus, … Read more