Local government areas of Nigeria
Nigeria has 774 local government areas (L.G.As). Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council consisting of a chairman who is the Chief Executive of the LGA, and other elected members who are referred to as Councillors. Each of the areas is further subdivided into wards with a minimum of ten and a maximum of fifteen for each area.[1][2]
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Functions
The functions of Local Governments are detailed in the Nigerian Constitution and include:[3]
- 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; and,
- Control and regulation of out-door 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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See also
References
- Harris, Philip James. (1957). Local government in Southern Nigeria : a manual of law and procedure under the Eastern Region Local Government Law, 1955, and the Western Region Local Government Law, 1952. Cambridge U.P. OCLC 277271496.
- "III. Local Representation in Nigeria since 1945", Local Government in West Africa, Columbia University Press, 1958-12-31, pp. 62–87, doi:10.7312/cowa91850-005, ISBN 978-0-231-88578-2
- Awotokun, Kunle (March 2005). "Local Government Administration Under 1999 Constitution in Nigeria". Journal of Social Sciences. 10 (2): 129–134. doi:10.1080/09718923.2005.11892469. ISSN 0971-8923.
- "List of Local Government Areas in Cross River State". Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- 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
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