“Nigeria and I: Where do I invest my intellectual contribution in public affairs from now on? The answer came to me this morning: promoting devolution within the Nigerian geo-political space.” – Diary ...

This week, the federal government passes regulatory power over lands and resources in the Northwest Territories over to the territorial government. Despite the fanfare, the promise of regional control ...

Obasa, disclosed this in a release by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Musbau Rasak, at the ongoing consultative meeting on the Review and Harmonisation of the Standing Orders and Rules of Business of ...

Angela Rayner is set to give more power to local authorities as she pledges to transfer more powers out of Westminster in her first weeks as deputy prime minister. Dubbed the “devolution revolution”, ...

This was part of his speech at the presentation of his book, “Reflections on Governance and Development in Nigeria”. In the 239-page book, renowned columnist Niyi Akinnaso said Professor Adamolekun ...

LAHORE, June 10: The new local government law is a ditto copy of the Local Government Ordinance 1979 introduced by military dictator Gen Ziaul Haq that has reportedly been prepared under direction by ...

LAHORE, Nov 9: All departments have been asked to immediately shed their powers to divisional commissioners to enable them to closely monitor almost all activities in districts under them, completing ...

A written record from 2004 shows the then prime minister saying his government had 'lanced the boil of separatism'.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called the devolution of powers to Scotland “a disaster”, a comment that played into the hands of Scottish nationalists as recent polls show a majority of ...

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lauded Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, his running mate, for taking the lead in restructuring without waiting for the ...

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