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FG, states, LGs share (Another word for looting) N612b

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Local Govt, State News Saturday, December 17th, 2011

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The three tiers of government, yesterday, shared a total of N612.077 billion as their allocations from the federally collected revenue for the month of November, which would be used for their December expenditure. The figure was about N9 billion higher than the previous months’ allocation to the three levels […]

725 ghost workers discovered in Bauchi LGAs

Posted by admin Bauchi, Headlines, Local Govt, State News Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

ABOUT 725 ghost workers have been discovered to exist in the 20 local government areas of Bauchi State. Revealing this while submitting its report to the state Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Faggo, the chairman of the task force set up by the ministry to verify workers of the local government councils in […]

LG polls: Bode George leads PDP faithful on protests

Posted by admin Local Govt, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

Activities at the Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, in Ikeja, Lagos State, came to a temporary halt yesterday as former national deputy chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George led members of the party in the state on a street protest. The party was protesting the outcome of the October 22 local government […]

Enugu to spend N502m to conduct LG polls

Posted by admin Enugu, Local Govt, State News Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Chairman of the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), Dr. Boniface Eneh has disclosed budgetary plans by the commission to spend N502 million in the planning and conduct of the December 10 local government elections in the state. Dr. Eneh, who had foot dragged before releasing the figure to newsmen in Enugu yesterday, said he […]

Constitution review: Senate woos states, local councils

Posted by admin Constitution, Legislature, Local Govt, Senate, State News Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Penultimate Tuesday, Senate President David Mark concluded inauguration of 55 committees, save for the Selection Committee which is automatically constituted with the composition of the Body of Principal Officers. It was a no mean feat for the Senate President who ensured that he personally inaugurated each committee, quite unlike in the Sixth Senate when he […]

Armed robbers snatch LG September salary in Borno

Posted by admin Borno, Local Govt, State News Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Dare-devil robbers yesterday morning attacked a convoy of vehicles converying the September salary of Kaga Local Government workers in Borno, killed the council cashier and snatched undisclosed amount of money. Daily Sun gathered that an official of the local government had approached the Kaga Divisional Police station in Benisheik to release some of its men […]