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By Kamil Opeyemi Former Governor of Delta state, James Onanefe Ibori, has criticised the judgment of the Supreme Court which granted fiscal autonomy to the 774 local government areas of the country. Ibori, in a post on X shortly after the judgment, expressed his disagreement with the verdict, referencing constitutional provisions to substantiate his claim that the decision undermines the foundations of federalism. He called the decision of the court a setback for the country’s federalism. Citing Section 162 (3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Ibori said, “The section expressly provides thus: “Any amount standing to the credit of…

By Halimah Olamide Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said that the ruling of the Supreme Court ceding fiscal autonomy to the 774 local government areas in the country is a major win for Nigerians. “The court’s ruling is a step in the right direction and a major corrective action in greasing the wheels of national development across the country,” Atiku said in a statement Thursday night, hours after the Apex court ruled in favour of the Federal Government which filed the suit seeking financial autonomy for the local government areas in the country. Calling it a major “win…

As Union Excited Over LG Autonomy The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees on Thursday said unless the local government administration is properly fixed, no one can fix Nigeria. The Union stated this while reacting to the decision of the Supreme Court which granted financial autonomy to local government, barred the federal government from paying allocations belonging to the state into the coffers of the state governments. The suit was initiated by Bola Tinubu-led government against the governors. The judgement also said no state should appoint local government caretaker committee but ensure elected officials are in charge of local government…

Agency Report The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Friday to Sunday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja envisaged morning thunderstorms on Friday over parts of Kano State and Kaduna State. It anticipated thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi State, Gombe State, Zamfara, Sokoto State, Kaduna State, Adamawa and Taraba later in the day. “In the North Central region, morning thunderstorms and rains are expected over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Kogi, Benue, Niger and Nasarawa State. ” While later in the day, thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of the Federal…

By Kamil Opeyemi A petrol tanker which was discharging its fuel at a filling station caught fire on Thursday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. Eye witnesses said the fire started when some of the fuel station officials noticed. a spark near the point of discharge. There was panic at the filling station, Mainland Oil at Kubwa area of the FCT as there were fears the fire might spread. Confirming the development, Josephine Adeeh, spokeswoman of the FCT Command of the police said the matter was brought under control with the quick arrival of fire men. ” While no fatalities…

To Reconvene Next Week After Consultations By Halimah Olamide The meeting on minimum wage between the Federal Government and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress ended inconclusive on Thursday. After hours of meeting with President Bola Tinubu and senior members of his cabinet, labour leaders led by the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress Joe Ajaero and his Trade Union Congress Festus Osifo, it was resolved that both parties would still go back to make further consultations and reconvene sometimes next week. It was about the third time that both parties would not agree on a figure as…

As President Reacts to Supreme Court Judgement on Local Govt Autonomy By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said lack of effective local government administration had been at the heart of stagnated development in the country. Tinubu stated this while reacting to the ruling of the Supreme Court which granted financial autonomy to the 774 local government areas in the country. According to the President, the decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria affirmed the spirit, intent, and purpose of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the statutory rights of local governments. NPO Reports that the…

By Halimah Olamide Representatives of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have arrived at the presidential villa for a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Thursday over the minimum wage discussion. Among those present were President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, his TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo and others. The meeting with the President is expected to deliberate on the proposals by the labour and that of the federal government. While the organised labour has insisted on a sum of N250,000 as minimum wage, the government has offered N62,000, about 100% increase to the present N30,000. The labour…

By Kamil Opeyemi A former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has collapsed at the court in Abuja on Thursday shortly before the commencement of his trial over a N33.8bn fraud allegedly perpetrated while in office. Mamman had collapsed outside the courtroom while awaiting his case to be mentioned. He said he had taken his daily medication at a time he had not eaten which made his blood pressure to drop suddenly. Water was poured on him after which he was resuscitated. He was later led into the courtroom where the judge had asked why he appeared in the court drenched.…

By Halimah Olamide A former Local Government Chairman in Ogun State who was removed from office for accusing Governor Dapo Abiodun of funds diversion, Hon. Wale Adedayo, has said that the Supreme Court decision granting financial autonomy to local government is a vindication of his position. Adedayo, in a chat with the NPO Reports on Thursday shortly after the ruling of Nigeria’s apex court barring governors from holding local government funds, said what the Supreme Court ruled on was exactly what was contained in a personal letter he wrote to a former Governor of the State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, over…