Good morning. Europe’s defense industry is about to get the boost of a lifetime. With its “ReArm Europe” plan, the European Union is planning to increase defense spending by $865 billion (€800 billion) over the next few years. Last week, the new German government in Berlin piled on, announcing it would lift its government spending…
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has reported that more than 30 states have successfully held elections for Local Government councils following a Supreme Court ruling that granted financial autonomy to local governments across the country. This development was confirmed in a communique made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday after the…
Wike disclosed this at the inauguration of the upgrading of War College/Army Checkpoint Road and other ancillary roads in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, Abuja, on Monday. The Minister, who said he had no apology for backing the move for local government autonomy, urged residents of local government areas to hold their council leaders accountable. He…
Not too many judicial interventions have been, and will ever be as consequential as the July 11, 2024, Supreme Court ruling on the Local Government (LG) autonomy litigation, filed in May 2024, by the nation’s Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN. In a write-up on it on May 31, widely published…
Former Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and ex-Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has described local government autonomy as a misnomer and aberration in a federal system of government. Mr Fayemi, a former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, spoke at the launch of St. Racheal’s People Consulting 2024 Leadership and Economic Summit-1.0…
