Local government areas of Nigeria

Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), with each being administered by a local government council^[1] consisting of a Chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as Councillors. Each LGA is further subdivided into a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 Wards. A Ward is administered by a Councillor, who reports directly to the LGA Chairman. The Councillors fall under the legislative arm of the local government, the third tier of government in Nigeria, below the state governments and the federal government.

Functions[]

The functions of local governments are detailed in the Nigerian Constitution and include the following:^[2]

• Economic recommendations to the State
• Collection of taxes and fees
• Establishment and maintenance of cemeteries, burial grounds and homes for the destitute or infirm
• Licensing of bicycles, trucks (other than mechanically propelled trucks), canoes, wheel barrows and carts
• Establishment, maintenance and regulation of markets, motor parks and public conveniences
• Construction and maintenance of roads, streets, drains and other public highways, parks, and open spaces
• Naming of roads and streets and numbering of houses
• Provision and maintenance of public transportation and refuse disposal
• Registration of births, deaths and marriages
• Assessment of privately owned houses or tenements for the purpose of levying such rates as may be prescribed by the House of Assembly of a State
• Control and regulation of outdoor advertising, movement and keeping of pets of all descriptions, shops and kiosks, restaurants and other places for sale of food to the public, and laundries

List of LGAs[]

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Abia State[]

Adamawa State[]

Akwa Ibom State[]

Anambra State[]

Bauchi State[]

Bayelsa State[]

• Brass
• Ekeremor
• Kolokuma/Opokuma
• Nembe
• Ogbia
• Sagbama
• Southern Ijaw
• Yenagoa

Benue State[]

Borno State[]

Cross River State[]

Cross River State is divided into the following LGAs.^[3]

Delta State[]

Ebonyi State[]

Edo State[]

Ekiti State[]

Enugu State[]

Gombe State[]

Imo State[]

Jigawa State[]

Kaduna State[]

Kano State[]

Katsina State[]

Kebbi State[]

Kogi State[]

Kwara State[]

Lagos State[]

Nasarawa State[]

Niger State[]

Ogun State[]

Ondo State[]

Osun State[]

Oyo State[]

Plateau State[]

Rivers State[]

Sokoto State[]

Taraba State[]

Yobe State[]

Zamfara State[]

Federal Capital Territory[]

• Abaji
• Abuja Municipal Area Council
• Bwari
• Gwagwalada
• Kuje
• Kwali

See also[]

• Lists of villages in Nigeria

References[]

• Local Government Areas In Nigeria By State: A comprehensive list of all Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria and their respective states.

External links[]

• Postcodes.NG - comprehensive directory of LGAs, districts, and villages in Nigeria
  • Postcodes.NG - Map of LGAs with boundaries
• Nigeria Congress
• On Line Nigeria
• Sustainable Urban Development and Good Governance in Nigeria
• Thomas Brinkhoff: NIGERIA: Administrative Division (interactive map), in www.citypopulation.de