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S’Court Fixes June 13 for Local Govt Autonomy Case

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May 30, 2024

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June 13 is the date the Supreme Court has fixed to begin hearing of of a matter instituted by the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, against Nigeria’s 36 State governors bordering on the need to give full independence to the 774 local governments in the country.

Nigeria’s Attorney General had filed this action at the Supreme Court on behalf of the Federal Government. That this is listed as a criminal matter seems to underscore how important it is to wrest control from of the powerful state governors funds meant for the local government areas.

The 36 State governors are represented by their various attorneys general or their legal representation. Eight had no legal representation. Borno, Kano, Kogi, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, and Sokoto states are in that category.

During proceedings, the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, told the Supreme Court panel of seven justices that the urgency of the matter makes it necessary for it to be heard speedily, adding there is an application in that regard.

He thereby prayed that the Apex Court order the states to within five days give their replies to his case against them. But the states through Ben Odo, Chairman of the States Attorneys General however, asked for 15 days instead because not all the states got the hearing notices on time.

Bending a little, Fagbemi agreed for the Court to give them seven days instead. And in its ruling, the Apex Court panel headed by Justice Lawal Garba agreed to the seven days. It further ordered all parties to conclude by June 10 the exchange of court documents.

June 13 was then fixed for the arguments by all parties.

And some representatives of the Local Governments are hailing the action of the Nigerian government.

This case is particularly crucial as the Attorney General has among other things noted that the failure of the governors to put democratically elected local government system in place, is a deliberate subversion of the 1999 Constitution which they and the President have sworn to uphold.

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Ayo Fayose Gets Presidential Portfolio As REA Board Chairman

Fayose will head the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors,” said Onanuga.

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July 21, 2026

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President Bola Tinubu has appointed the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Board.

The President also appointed Major General Junaid Bindawa as chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.

24 others were also appointed to 10 federal government agencies and commissions.

The appointments were contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja.

According to the statement, “All the appointments take immediate effect.”

“Fayose will head the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors,” said Onanuga.

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BREAKING: ICPC grills Gbajabiamila over PFIPC scandal

According to Jiti Ogunye, Gbajabiamila’s counsel, the president’s chief of staff appeared at the ICPC headquarters on Monday, where he was questioned over the PFIPC controversy.

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July 20, 2026

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has interrogated Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, over his role in the emergence of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).

According to Jiti Ogunye, Gbajabiamila’s counsel, the president’s chief of staff appeared at the ICPC headquarters on Monday, where he was questioned over the PFIPC controversy.

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NBC Begins Training of Free -To- Air TV Installers

” We are doing it to ensure that they can properly track the NigComsat signal. We found out that installers are very critical to the success of the DSO project because we recently launched the DTH project. We are going DTT. We are going DTH. We are doing mobile App.”

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July 20, 2026

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•50 set-top box installers and technicians in Ibadan

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has commenced nationwide capacity-building exercise to prepare installers for the rollout of the country’s renewed Digital Switchover (DSO) programme.

The Head of the DSO Unit and Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the Commission, Mrs. Clementine Usman-Wamba, announced the development during training of more than 50 set-top box installers and technicians in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

According to her, broadcasters would be shut out of analogue broadcasting transmission by 2028, hence the need for the training of installers that are professionals to assist in the process.

She said, “We are actually here in Ibadan to train installers specifically to be part of the Digital Switch Over process.We are doing it in conjunction with Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited, (NigComSat). It is a joint outreach that we are doing here today.”

She said that the installation of Free TV is to enable Nigerians to have access to many channels without subscription, noting that the NBC has embarked on the training of the installers of decoders and dishes nationwide for effective take off of the project.