Delta Govt, ALGON seek collaboration to protect farmers in the State
Jan. 12, 2022 The Delta Government and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) are to engage vigilantes and hunters to check activities of criminal herders in the state….
Paris Club Refund: Hearing in 36 governors’ $418m debt suit stalled
Dec. 21, 2021 A suit filed by the 36 state governors over plan to deduct monies accruing to them from the federation account to settle 418 million dollars judgment debt…
ALGON calls for harmonious tenure for LG Chairmen, proposes 4-year tenureÂ
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), has canvassed for a four-year tenure for Local Government Chairmen across the country, to enable them serve their people effectively. Mr Constantine…
COVID-19 Second Wave: Govs to meet over Wednesday as schools re-open
The Nigerian Governors Forum on Monday said it will meet on Wednesday to chart a way out of the second wave of the pandemic as schools reopen across the country….
COVID-19: FG to set up task force for free movement of farm produce
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono The Federal Government will soon inaugurate a joint task force to ensure unrestricted movement of farm produce across Nigeria. The Minister…
FG orders gov. Makinde to disband caretaker committees, restore LG elected representativesÂ
Abubakar Malami, AGF and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has called for immediate disbandment of caretaker committees and restoration of elected local…
LG inauguration: I stand by my decision- Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has defended his recent inauguration of Caretaker Committees in the 33 Local Governments and 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). Makinde defended his action…
Ex-Oyo LG chairmen accuse Makinde of illegality; write banks, civil servants
The dissolved local government functionaries in Oyo State have warned the newly-inaugurated local government caretaker chairmen against being part of an illegality allegedly perpetrated by the Seyi Makinde  government. This…
Alleged money laundering: Court adjourns trial of Usman, Fani-Kayode to Dec. 2
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, further adjourned trial until Dec. 2, of a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenandi Usman, and others, over N4.6 billion Money…
Zamfara: ALGON accuses state govt of totally violating presidential order on LG funds
Zamfara chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has accused the State Government of denying Local Governments in the state of their funds remitted from the federation…