The supreme court has ruled that it is not the responsibility of the federal government to fund the capital and recurrent expenditure of state judiciary. All 36 states through their
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Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, has signed bills granting financial autonomy to the legislature and judiciary in the state. The development comes weeks after governors approved a template to implement

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says financial autonomy for the judiciary is unrealistic under Nigeria’s current system of governance. President Muhammadu Buhari had, in May 2020, signed an executive order,

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) says it will take the ongoing strike to “another level” in order emphasise

Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta, says the state judiciary has been granted financial autonomy. Okowa stated this on Tuesday when

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has asked the federal government to deduct funds meant for state judiciaries from