This week, the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, called on President Bola Tinubu to enforce the judgement of the Supreme ...

In delivering the keynote address at the just concluded 2025 National Summit of the Local Government Service Commissions (LGSCs), I was compelled to observe the significance of the Summit coming on ...

In practice, however, their autonomy has been severely undermined for decades by state government control over finances, administration, and elections. A significant turning point came on July 11, ...

Nigerians’ reactions to the development indicated that the development was a welcome idea, but Fayose does not share this sentiment. On Thursday, July 11, 2024, the apex court ordered the Federal ...

Katsina State's commissioner confirms local governments have 100% autonomy, citing increased federal allocations from recent ...

President Bola Tinubu, has said that his administration is in no battle with state governors over the controversial local government autonomy. Tinubu made this known on Wednesday, while addressing ...

The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Ogun State chapter, on Tuesday issued a fresh seven-day ultimatum to Governor Dapo Abiodun, urging him to address their repeated ...

Makinde made the assertion in a video making the rounds on social media on Saturday, July 13, 2024, wherein he listed hunger and lack of productivity as the fundamental issues affecting the country.

Local Government Fiscal Management encompasses the strategies and mechanisms through which sub‐national governments plan, allocate, and control public funds. This area of research investigates how ...