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Athena Daily Brief – 10th Feb 2025

Local Government Financial Autonomy Faces Another Setback Despite a Supreme Court ruling in favour of direct revenue allocation to local governments, Nigeria’s local government financial autonomy continues to face challenges. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently imposed a requirement for LGAs to submit two years of audited financial records before receiving allocations directly. Meanwhile, […]

Athena News Brief – 28th Jan 2025

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Federal government moves to centralise education data The federal government has inaugurated a 25-member committee to implement the Nigerian Education Digitalisation Initiative (NEDI), aimed at establishing a centralised databank for education in Nigeria. The initiative, launched by the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, seeks to address longstanding issues of fragmented and incomplete educational

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