The UK has had devolved governments since the late 1990s, which work alongside the Westminster Parliament. Different types of devolution are in place across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as ...

In a federal system, devolution is the statutory and constitutional delegation of powers from the central government to regional and local governments, which aims to make governance structure more ...

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, ...

“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 ...

Sixteen State Electricity Regulatory Commissions oppose electricity amendment bill, warning it could reverse decentralisation ...

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 ...

And in order to drive local public service reforms across regions, the paper recommends that strategic authorities should use their convening power to support whole-place, prevention-first delivery in ...

The original version of this story was published on Legalweek On 17 November this year, the UK’s Secretary of State for Trade and Industry approved new procedural rules that will mean the Office of ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - As disputes raged over the presidential results from Kenya's election last week, a little-noticed democratic revolution blossomed in the layer of government directly underneath.

The DA’s repeated call for the devolution of policing powers is facing sharp scrutiny with one political analyst labelling it a copout. The debate surrounding devolution reemerged over the weekend ...

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 ...

Budget 2026 does not announce a dramatic reset of India’s federal compact. Instead, it signals something subtler, and ...