EXCLUSIVE: Supreme Court Ruling; Many Governors in Alleged Last-minute Devouring of LGA Funds The last may not have been heard of the Supreme Court ruling that granted autonomy to Local Government Councils recently. There are allegations that many governors are rushing to introduce all manners of...

Tinubu Commends Supreme Court Ruling on LG Autonomy President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria affirming the spirit, intent, and purpose of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the statutory rights of local governments. The President states...

Supreme Court Directs FG to Pay Allocations Directly to LGAs The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Federal government should henceforth directly pay allocations to local government councils from the federation accounts. The apex court says it is unconstitutional for the state governors to hold...

$500,000 Bribe: Supreme Court Affirms Farouk Lawan’s Five-year Prison Sentence The Supreme Court has affirmed the five-year jail term handed to a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2021 for...

Supreme Court: CBN Orders Banks to Issue, Accept Old, New Naira Notes   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared that old and new naira notes will continue to co-exist as legal tender until further notice. The apex bank issued this declaration in line with the...

Old, New Naira Notes to Co-exist Till Further Notice - Supreme Court In a ruling on Wednesday morning, a panel of the apex court ordered that the old notes remain legal tender until necessary facilities are put in place for their replacement. The Supreme Court maintained...