Court Upholds Kogi’s Two, Three-Year LG Tenures
A Kogi High Court has rejected an attempt to extend the four-year tenure applicable to FCT Area Councils to local governments in Kogi, holding that the state legislature retains authority…
EFCC Turns Attention to Local Council Spending
Increased federal allocations to Nigeria's local governments are attracting anti-corruption scrutiny. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede says the real measure of financial autonomy will be whether bigger allocations produce visible improvements…
NIGERIA — Supreme Court Orders FG to Implement Direct Allocation Judgment to Local Governments
The Supreme Court of Nigeria (SC) yesterday voiced strong displeasure at the failure of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FG) to implement its July 2024 ruling directing that allocations from…
Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN Delivers Keynote Address on State and Local Government Autonomy: Myth or Reality?
Osogbo, Osun State — May 2025The 2025 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Osogbo Branch reached a defining moment as Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, delivered a thought-provoking keynote…
Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, Leads Critical Conversation on Local Government Autonomy at NBA’s State of the Nation Discourse 2025
Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, Leads Critical Conversation on Local Government Autonomy at NBA’s State of the Nation Discourse 2025 WELCOME ADDRESS BY MAZI AFAM OSIGWE, SAN: Distinguished guests, Your Excellencies,…
NBA Hosts Dialogue on Local Government Autonomy
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is set to convene a high-level discussion on “Local Government: The Third Tier, But How Independent?” This timely event will bring together legal experts, policymakers,…
Press Statement by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Rivers State Branches on the Scheduled Local Government Elections in Rivers State
In light of the upcoming local government elections scheduled for October 2024 in Rivers State, the chairmen of the eight branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Rivers State…