Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has cautioned the newly sworn-in local government chairmen and deputies against misapplying the concept of autonomy in their respective councils. In Saturday’s local government election in the state, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in 30 local governments while the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) won only Essien Udim Local Government. Speaking during …

The Ekiti State Government has called on local council authorities to exercise fiscal discipline and allocate resources judiciously to improve conditions at the grassroots level. The Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Folorunso Olabode, urged local governments to prioritise the needs of their communities and agriculture in their 2025 budgets to address residents’ needs and ensure food security. Olabode issued this …

Under globalisation and multi-cultural settings such as ours, Nigerians are under no illusion to the enormity of the myriad of challenges confronting the President Bola Tinubu administration. In my opinion, anxiety and trepidation seems to trial the move by the National Assembly, to amend the provisions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act of 2007. Industry watchers and members …