The Supreme Court has barred governors from dissolving democratically elected Local Government (LG) councils in the country. The apex court,…
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Justice Agim directed that allocations from the Federation Account should be paid directly to local government councils, bypassing state government coffers. He pointed out that the governors’ retention of these funds has hindered the local government’s activities.
CISLAC noted that “despite the enactment of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act in 2018, implementation has been hampered by inadequate funding. Over 30 million Nigerians with disabilities lack access to essential services such as education, healthcare, employment, and accessible infrastructure.”
The court found Nigeria in breach of Articles 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, specifically on the right to life, security of person, freedom of expression, assembly and association, prohibition of torture, the duty of the state to investigate, and the right to effective remedy.
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced that his administration has begun preparing the 2025 budget, which will be presented…
“The President has directed that all projects that require additional funding, especially, major projects of the Ministry of Works be looked at once again so that there will be further deliberations on that at the next council meeting.”
The Ebonyi State House of Assembly (EBHA) on Wednesday adopted a motion banning the practice of exorcism under religious guise by ‘men of God’ in Izzi land in Ebonyi.
The Sokoto Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Services (NCS), on Wednesday, auctioned to the general public, 55,164 litres of…
The Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman of the National Traditional Rulers Council of Nigeria (NTRCN), Muhammad Abubakar, has congratulated the…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has said that only 16 states have so far accessed the 2023 matching grant, representing 41 per cent of the appropriated N51.6 billion.