By Remi Aiyede | The Supreme Court ruling of 11th July 2024 affirmed that democratic governance at the local level is a constitutional requirement for local government areas (LGAs) to access allocations from the Federation Account.

By Adele Jinadu | The problem of corruption in Nigeria is fundamentally a problem of democratic political governance and has to be approached as such in view of its negative consequences for human development in the country, as outlined in Chapter II of the country’s constitutions since 1979. The political nature of the problem of corruption is clearly underscored in the principles of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC).^[1]

By Babajide Fowowe |  The implementation of Nigeria’s landmark petroleum law has translated to an odd situation: NNPCL is better off in terms of revenues while the Federation is significantly worse off. This needs to be urgently addressed.