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Constitution Amendment: NASS Okays Administrative, Financial Autonomy For Local Governments

Edna Wande Mar 1, 2022 0

National Assembly has on Tuesday granted financial and administrative autonomy to all the local governments across Nigeria. The autonomy was granted when the lawmakers voted on 68 Constitution Amendment bills at their plenary. The voting…

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Supreme Court Declares Buhari’s Executive Order 10 Unconstitutional, Dismisses Governors’ N66bn Suit

Edna Wande Feb 11, 2022 0

Supreme Court has declared that Executive Order 10 (EO10) signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on financial autonomy for the judiciary and legislature is unlawful and unconstitutional. A seven-member panel of justices of the Supreme…

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NGF Sets Date To Implement Financial Autonomy For Judiciary

Edna Wande Apr 19, 2021 0

Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said it will ensure the implementation of financial autonomy for state legislative and judiciary institutions by May 2021. Chairman of NGF, Dr Kayode Fayemi gave the assurance after a meeting with the…

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Financial Autonomy: Lawyers March To NASS As Judiciary Workers Begin Nationwide Protest (Photos)

Florence Cornelius Apr 19, 2021 0

Members of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have on Monday marched to the National Assembly in Abuja in solidarity with judiciary workers, who are protesting financial autonomy. Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in order to press…