The Supreme Court, on Monday, reserved judgement on a suit instituted by the Attorneys-General of the 36 states of the federation, challenging the constitutionality of the Presidential Executive Order 10 issued in 2020 to enforce financial autonomy of state judiciaries and legislatures. A full panel of seven Justices of the Supreme Court reserved the case […]
Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja The Federal Government has said the implementation of financial autonomy for the state legislature and judiciary would commence next week. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this in his office after a conciliation meeting to resolve the strike of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and Parliamentary Staff […]
An agreement has been reached among the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Conference of Speakers and other stakeholders on the implementation of financial autonomy for state legislatures and judiciaries. Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who doubles as the Chairman of the forum, revealed this to State House Correspondents on Monday, at the end of a meeting […]
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja Governors are proposing the establishment of state Assembly Service Commission and Judicial Service Commission as conditions for granting the financial autonomy to the judiciary and legislature. There are National Assembly Service Commission and Federal Judicial Service Commission at the federal level. The role of the commission is in the area of appointment, […]
…Directs Govs to meet with AGF, Finance minister to work out implementation modalities …Governors rule out going to court Following concerns raised by state governors over Executive Order No. 10 which granted financial autonomy to state assemblies and judiciary, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, suspended the gazetting of the executive order which he recently signed. […]
…To also brainstorm on NLNG ownership, NCDC Bill, FAAC deductions …As Buhari orders setting up of implementation c’ttees by states Following the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign an Executive Order granting financial autonomy to the legislature and judiciary at the state level, governors of the 36 states of the federation under the aegis […]
The Delta state House of Assembly on Thursday passed the Delta state Judiciary Fund Management (Financial Autonomy) Bill, 2019. The passage of the bill followed the report earlier presented by the Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Mrs. Pat Ajudua, during the plenary of the assembly in Asaba. Speaker Sheriff Oborevwori , who presided over the […]
The Fourth Alteration to the 1999 Nigerian Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), which gave autonomy to the state legislature and Judiciary in a bill signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, is one instrument that many Nigerians say will test the character and competence of the officials of the two key institutions. The […]
The Fourth Alteration to the 1999 Nigerian Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) gave autonomy to the state legislature and Judiciary in a bill signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The amendment specifically meant the granting of financial autonomy and independence to Houses of Assembly and judiciary in the states. Hitherto, the funds […]