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Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each 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 ten and a maximum of twenty wards.
The 1996 state and local government reorganizations in Nigeria. Ibadan: Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research. ISBN 978-181-238-9. Rotimi T. Suberu (1994). 1991 state and local government reorganizations in Nigeria. Ibadan: Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. ISBN 978-2015-28-8.
Nigeria is a federation of thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory, which are divided into 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in total. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A clickable map of Nigeria showing its 36 states and the federal capital territory.
The five divisions consist of a total of 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The LCDAs include Agbado/Oke-Odo, Agboyi-Ketu, Ayobo-Ipaja, Bariga , Eredo, Egbe-Idimu, Ejigbo , Igando-Ikotun, Ikosi-Isheri, Isolo, Mosan-Okunola, Odi Olowo-Ojuwoye, Ojodu, Ojokoro, Onigbongbo and Orile Agege.
Igabi is a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. It is chaired by the Executive Chairman - Jabir Khamis, [2] It is one of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. Rigasa ward is under Igabi LGA, one of the most populous wards in the state. [3]
Categories by local government area of Nigeria (2 C) A. Local Government Areas in Abia State (18 P) B. Local Government Areas in Borno State (2 C, 26 P) F.
Nigerian cities are categorized into three types; there is the "Metropolis", which is characterized by having more than one Local Government Areas (LGAs). These types of cities are usually formed when large municipalities are split into smaller LGAs, to aid efficient administration and management, when small towns grow and merge into existing large cities, or both; some are also formed when ...
Paikoro Local Government is one of the 774 Local Government Areas of Nigeria and one of 25 Local Government areas in Niger-State Nigeria. Paikoro Local Government headquarter is located in Paiko town about 25 km south-east of the state capital Minna. It has an area of 2,066 km 2 and a population of 158,086 at the 2006 census; projected to grow ...