The bold step taken by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of going to the Supreme Court of Nigeria to confirm – if, or not, state governments have the right to have direct access and control of funding that ...
Despite decades of local government reforms since 1976, the 1999 Constitution and political interference by state governors have left councils financially and politically dependent. While the Supreme ...
Former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, has described the idea of full autonomy for local governments in the country as unrealistic, citing constitutional limitations ...
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 ...
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On April 12, 2024, the Texas Supreme Court handed down two decisions clarifying its interpretation of governmental immunity and waiver under Section 271.152 of the Texas Local Government Code.