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Byline: Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has restated that there was no going back on the enforcement of the law and restoration of all encroached Right Of Ways, RoW, of [...]

Byline: Victor Ahiuma-Young Last Month President Bola Tinubu signed into law the N70,000 new National Minimum Wage Act. Though, some states have begun discussion on the consequential adjustment arising from [...]

Byline: Joseph Madzimure The suspension of the Mudzi Rural District Council chairperson by the Government was done in accordance with the law and a proper investigation, the Ministry said yesterday. [...]

Byline: Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu JISIEC announced 5 October as the date for elections in the 27 local government elections. The Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission (JISIEC) has announced 5 October [...]

Byline: Victor Edozie, Port Harcourt The crisis surrounding the expiration of local government chairmen's tenure in Rivers State on June 17 escalated on Monday as youths in several local government [...]

Byline: Victor Edozie, Port Harcourt The Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday passed the Rivers State Local Government (Amendment) Bill into law by overriding the withdrawal of the assent [...]

Byline: Saviour Imukudo The Rivers State House of Assembly overrode Governor Fubara's withdrawal of assent to a bill on Monday. The (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_State_House_of_Assembly) Rivers State House of Assembly has overridden Governor [...]

Byline: Umar Muhammed Following the emergency security meeting convened by Governor Abdullahi Sule, the government of Nasarawa has proscribed all ethnic vigilante groups operating across the 13 local government areas [...]

Byline: Anne Okello, Sophie Sunderland and Joseph Asunka Most Africans say they should be able to see local government budgets and contracts, but doubt they can. Key findings On average [...]

The Kwara State governor submitted the State Local Government Electoral Amendment Bill 2023 to the House of Assembly for consideration and passage. The (https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/632957-video-police-arrest-suspected-killers-of-kwara-club-owner-suspect-speaks.html) Kwara House of Assembly has received [...]

The Chairman of the Governance Commission, Atty. Garrison Yealue, has called on local government leaders and civil society to push harder with joint efforts to honestly implement local government-related laws, [...]

The PNDC Law 207 passed in 1988 and its replacement, an Act of Parliament (Act 462) enacted in 1993 both concern demarcation of the country into districts for effective local [...]

Byline: Josiah Oluwole The new attacks are despite the existence of a law, signed last year by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, banning open grazing of cattle in Ondo State. Residents of [...]

A new Records Management Manual to help deepen probity, transparency and accountability and help transform local governance in the country has been developed by the Local Government Service. It was [...]

Byline: Segun James The Lagos State government has ordered a ban on commercial motorcycles also known as Okada in four more Local Government Areas (LGAs) and their respective Local Council [...]

Byline: Zvamaida Murwira- ROWDY CCC councillors, uncomfortable with scrutiny into their books, disrupted a meeting by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) in Chinhoyi yesterday as the country's anti-graft body continues [...]

Byline: Peter Duru Makurdi -- Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said the renewed killings in the state by suspected armed herdsmen would not compel government to repeal the [...]

Byline: Marie-Therese Nanlong, Jos THE menace of rainstorm in Plateau State has continued to escalate due to the refusal of the citizens to adhere to measures aimed at averting environmental [...]

Lagos -- The Lagos State Arewa Community, LASACOMM, yesterday, directed its members to comply with the provisions of the laws of Lagos State, particularly the recent ban on activities of [...]

Byline: Olasunkanmi Akoni Hausa Community, under the auspices of Lagos State Arewa Community, LASACOMM, has directed its members to comply with the provisions of the laws of Lagos State, particularly [...]

The commissioner said the Lagos State Task Force, led by Shola Jejeloye, had continued to enforce the law and had seized 238 motorcycles in Lekki on Tuesday and Wednesday. The [...]

Byline: Bennett Oghifo The seizure of commercial motorcycles by the Lagos State Task Force will continue, despite the June 1 deadline issued by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for them to leave [...]

Byline: Oluwakemi Adelagun There was tension in the area over an attempt by police officers to enforce an 'existing law' by the state government. Normalcy has returned to the Ojo [...]

Byline: Peter Moses Traditionalists have called on the Ogun state government to review its land grabbing law with a view to empowering the traditional institution to resolve land dispute using [...]

Byline: Emma Okonji The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said telecommunications' consumers in Nigeria have a major role to play in complementing efforts being put in place to ensure effective [...]

Byline: Musa Isa Ahmed Orders confiscation of tricycles used in committing crimes Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamawa_State) Adamawa State has issued an executive order for the confiscation of tricycles and [...]

A total of 15 governorship candidates are taking part in the Osun governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Tuesday published the personal particulars and list of candidates (Form [...]

The Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Mr Dan Botwe, (MLGDRD) has tasked Metropolitan and District Assemblies to enact by-laws that are easy to obey by the citizenry. [...]

Byline: Adibe Emenyonu Benin City -- In contrast to its earlier decision not to participate in the state forthcoming local government council elections, the Edo State chapter of the All [...]

Byline: Willie N. Tokpah Monrovia -- In a bid to curb illicit financial flow to ensure equitable revenue generation, civil society groups and members of the Bi-partisan Legislative Caucus on [...]

Byline: Dailynews Reporter DEPUTY Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of State in the President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government, Mr Gerald Mweli has underscored the need for orientation for [...]

Byline: Wanangwa Mtawali The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has expressed worry over the defeaning silence on the law governing the election, eligibility and term of office for [...]

Byline: Daily News Reporter in Dodoma DEPUTY Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of State in the President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government, Mr Gerald Mweli has underscored the need [...]

Byline: Sunday Okobi Lagos-based charity organisation, Kick Against Child Abuse (KACA), has pushed for legal firms and law practitioners to provide free counsel for children suffering all forms of abuses [...]

Byline: Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu Under the new law, council officials must certify that the intended matrimonial home has a toilet before approving a marriage. Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa [...]

Byline: Liesse Niwe The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has had to conduct by-elections in some parts of the country due to irregularities that occurred during the local government elections, according [...]

Byline: Alfred Chauwa The Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Government, Halima Daud, has disclosed that it is drafting as well as revising some regulations in an effort to [...]

The Enugu State Government has announced the immediate suspension of the recognition of Igwe Christopher Everestus Okwor as the Traditional Ruler of Ihekwuenu Aku Autonomous Community in Igbo-Etiti Local Government [...]

Byline: Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu Rano LGA says the law aims to stop immoral activities occurring during night discussions between men and women. Rano Local Government Area of (https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/434889-fire-destroyed-n635m-property-in-kano-state-in-2020-official.html) Kano State, [...]

The official said the appeal was sequel to the killing of three persons in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of the state. The Kaduna State Government on Sunday appealed to [...]

The official said the appeal was sequel to the killing of three persons in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of the state. The (https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/466462-kaduna-state-university-suspends-undergraduate-academic-activities-indefinitely-registrar.html) Kaduna State Government on Sunday appealed [...]

Byline: Peter Moses The Ogun State government has sealed 26 other buildings including gas outlets, petrol filling stations, as well as commercial buildings for non-compliance with physical planning laws of [...]

Administration is based on law. Any alleged wrongdoing must be handled on the basis of law. Both Ministry and Council should be interested in handling council matters on the basis [...]

Byline: Tawanda Musarurwa- The Insurance and Pensions Commission says it is developing a new prescribed assets framework that will ensure that institutional investors' monies are hedged against inflationary pressures. Prescribed [...]

The National Council of Provinces at its plenary sitting this morning, passed the Division of Revenue Bill 2021. Section 214(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa requires [...]

Grazing or anti-open grazing laws are becoming fairly common in the country in view of increasing hostilities between herders and farmers. A recent addition is the one from Bayelsa and [...]

The traditional ruler said the declaration was in line with the state's anti FGM law (2017). Twenty-two communities in IhitteUboma Local Government Area of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imo_State) Imo State on Thursday, declared [...]

Byline: Adibe Emenyonu Benin -- Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) has again warned drug barons and traffickers still unrelenting in [...]

Byline: Nelson Manneh Ebrima Drammeh, alias Jim Drammeh, Director of Operations at the Drug Law Enforcement Agency The Gambia (DLEAG), has on Wednesday testified before the TRRC. The TRRC is [...]