Decentralisation and local governance in Nigeria: issues, challenges and prospects

OO Ogunnubi - Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2022 - search.informit.org
Nigeria is a decentralised federation with a three-tier system of federal, state and local
governments. Arising from this decentralisation, local governments are empowered to …

Financial autonomy in Spanish local governments: Empirical evidence of beta and sigma convergence

J Cifuentes-Faura, MT Fülöp… - International Review of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Territorially, Spanish public administrations are organized into State Administration,
Autonomous Community Administration, and Local Administration. Local government has …

Local Government, COVID-19 and Food Security at the Grassroots Level: Any Hope for the Vulnerable in West Africa?

SC Agunyai, L Amusan, R Ajibewa - African Journal of Development …, 2023 - journals.co.za
In any government structure, local government, at least, theoretically, is the closest
government to the people either in a federal or unitary system. The COVID-19 lockdown …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of state/local government joint account on the performance of selected local government councils in Borno State

AL Kawi - … Academy Journal of Management, Marketing and …, 2021 - arcnjournals.org
The study assess the impact of state/local government Joint Account on the performance of
selected local government councils in Borno state. It concentrates on indicator such as …

Vote Trading, Leadership and Governance Deficit in Africa: Insights From Nigeria

AS Chukwudi - Gender and Behaviour, 2023 - journals.co.za
Elections, if adequately administered and if they are free, fair, and credible, are expected to
usher into power competent and qualified leaders committed to good governance. However …

Digitalization of local governance for fostering accelerated attainment of the SDGs: Challenges and prospects from a Nigerian perspective

IPT Okudolo, V Ojakorotu - African Journal of Development Studies, 2021 - journals.co.za
Digitalization has become a buzzword in global development discourse, hence digitalized
governance signifies both latent and manifest opportunities for realization of the projected …

[PDF][PDF] An Assessment of the Impact of State Local Government Joint Account on Service Delivery in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria

J Mohammed - International Journal of Recession, Inflation and …, 2022 - arcnjournals.org
The objective of this study is to assess the impact of state local government joint account on
service delivery in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria. Information were …

Existentiality of local government in Nigeria an answer to grassroots development, but for unsolicited socio-political factors

TC Adetiba - Acta Universitatis Danubius. Administratio, 2017 - ceeol.com
As an administrative mechanism, LG is designed to facilitate development at the grassroots.
The central thesis of this work is that an effective LG system is requisite for the realisations of …

Efficient local governments and the stability of federalism in Nigeria

IPT Okudolo, EI Onah - African Renaissance, 2019 - journals.co.za
This paper argues that efficient performance of functions by local governments will make for
stability of federalism in Nigeria. Local governments are supposed to cater for the grassroots …

Business 'Unusual': An Assessment of Local Government Administration and Socio-economic Development at the Grassroots Level in Nigeria

TA Abioro, SC Agunyai, TJ Mudau - African Journal of Business …, 2022 - journals.co.za
The relationship between politics and the economy of any society is intertwined. Globally,
states adopt the system of administration that best serves the people through various …