It has become well known by now that the North has been a burden on Nigeria for over a century and its leaders a burden on their region since the inception of self government (see The Northern ...

“Nigeria and I: Where do I invest my intellectual contribution in public affairs from now on? The answer came to me this morning: promoting devolution within the Nigerian geo-political space.” – Diary ...

New combined local authorities will get wide-ranging new powers under the Government’s devolution bill, Angela Rayner has said, as she proclaimed a “new era” for Britain. Powers including transport, ...

Tambuwal commended the APC for its moves to get feedback from the people on the way the country should be governed. The party also said the federal government should transfer some aspects of health, ...

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, says devolution of power and responsibility to the State is a solution to the current economic challenge in the country. Speaking on Sunday at the 10th ...

People will go to the polls in May to choose new mayors for East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. But will it lead to a revolution in the way we are governed, or just more of the same? Political editor Tim ...

Over the past twenty years, I’ve had the chance to observe a remarkable experiment in urban governance reform: England’s efforts to devolve more power to local decisionmakers through metro mayors, ...

The Movement for Democratic Change and some civic groups have come out in support of devolution saying the system will level development in all provinces, some of them long neglected by the current ...

Potential prime ministers talked devolution at the Institute for Government’s annual conference, writes deputy editor.