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Local Government Autonomy In Nigeria, Two Years After the Supreme Court Ruling: What Actually Changed?Two years after Nigeria's Supreme Court ordered financial autonomy for local governments, ₦10.48 trillion has been allocated to councils. But how much control has actually reached them?
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Local Government Autonomy In Nigeria, Two Years After the Supreme Court Ruling: What Actually Changed?
Two years after Nigeria's Supreme Court ordered financial autonomy for local governments, ₦10.48 trillion has been allocated to councils. But how much control has actually reached them?
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