LG AUTONOMY: Nigeria's 774 LGAs Set To Challenge Federal And State Govts In Court

By Anu Awojobi

Come Tuesday April 15, 2025 the Federal High Court Abuja will hear a suit filed by the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria(ALGON) against the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) among other defendants over the implementation of local government autonomy.

This is contained in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/353/2025 and instituted by the Registered Trustees of ALGON against the Attorney General of the Federation, the Minister of Finance, State Commissioners for Finance and 21 others.

STATE OF EMERGENCY: House of Reps Sets Up Oversight Committee for Rivers

By Anu Awojobi

Nigeria's Green Chamber; the House of Representatives has set up an Ad-Hoc Committee to oversee the Rivers State administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas following President Bola Tinubu's declaration of a state of emergency in the state and its ratification by the National Assembly.

In a statement signed by the House of Representatives spokesperson Akin Rotimi (Jnr) the decision of the house is in furtherance of its constitutional mandate and commitment to transparent governance.