Nigeria has 768 local government areas (LGAs) and 6 area councils, making 774 LGA each administered by a local government council 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. 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: 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, wheelbarrows and carts. Establishment, maintenance and regulation of markets, motor parks and public conveniences. Construction and maintenance of roads, streets, drainages and other public highways, parks, and open spaces. Naming of roads and streets and numbering of houses within their local government areas. Provision and maintenance of public transportation and refuse disposal systems. Registration of births, deaths and marriages in their locality. 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
Abia State
Aba North Aba South Arochukwu Bende Ikwuano Isiala Ngwa North Isiala Ngwa South Isuikwuato Obi Ngwa Ohafia Osisioma Ngwa Ugwunagbo Ukwa East Ukwa West Umuahia North Umuahia South Umu Nneochi
Adamawa State
Demsa Fufure Ganye Guyuk Girei Gombi Hong Jada Lamurde Madagali Maiha Mayo Belwa Michika Mubi North Mubi South Numan Shelleng Song Toungo Yola North Yola South
Akwa Ibom State
Abak Eastern Obolo Eket Esit Eket Essien Udim Etim Ekpo Etinan Ibeno Ibesikpo Asutan Ibiono-Ibom Ika Ikono Ikot Abasi (village) Ikot Ekpene Ini Itu Mbo Mkpat-Enin Nsit-Atai Nsit-Ibom Nsit-Ubium Obot Akara Okobo, Nigeria Onna Oron Oruk Anam Udung-Uko Ukanafun Uruan Urue-Offong/Oruko Uyo
Anambra State
Aguata Anambra East Anambra West Anaocha Awka North Awka South Ayamelum Dunukofia Ekwusigo Idemili North Idemili South Ihiala Njikoka Nnewi North Nnewi South Ogbaru Onitsha North Onitsha South Orumba North Orumba South Oyi
Bauchi State
Alkaleri Bauchi Bogoro Dambam Darazo Dass Gamawa Ganjuwa Giade Itas/Gadau Jama'are Katagum Kirfi Misau Ningi Shira Tafawa Balewa Toro Warji Zaki
Bayelsa State
Brass Ekeremor Kolokuma/Opokuma Nembe Ogbia Sagbama Southern Ijaw Yenagoa
Benue State
Ado Agatu Apa Buruku Gboko Guma Gwer East Gwer West Katsina-Ala Konshisha Kwande Logo Makurdi Obi Ogbadibo Ohimini Oju Okpokwu Oturkpo Tarka Ukum Ushongo Vandeikya
Borno State
Abadam Askira/Uba Bama Bayo Biu Chibok Damboa Dikwa Gubio Guzamala Gwoza Hawul Jere Kaga Kala/Balge Konduga Kukawa Kwaya Kusar Mafa Magumeri Maiduguri Marte Mobbar Monguno Ngala Nganzai Shani
Cross River State
Abi Akamkpa Akpabuyo Bakassi Bekwarra Biase Boki Calabar Municipal Calabar South Etung Ikom Obanliku Obubra Obudu Odukpani Ogoja Yakurr Yala
Delta State
Aniocha North Aniocha South Bomadi Burutu Ethiope East Ethiope West Ika North East Ika South Isoko North Isoko South Ndokwa East Ndokwa West Okpe Oshimili North Oshimili South Patani Sapele Udu Ughelli North Ughelli South Ukwuani Uvwie Warri North Warri South Warri South West
Ebonyi State
Abakaliki Afikpo Edda Ebonyi Ezza North Ezza South Ikwo Ishielu Ivo Izzi Ohaozara Ohaukwu Onicha
Edo State
Akoko-Edo Egor Esan Central Esan North-East Esan South-East Esan West Etsako Central Etsako East Etsako West Igueben Ikpoba Okha Orhionmwon Oredo Ovia North-East Ovia South-West Owan East Owan West Uhunmwonde
Ekiti State
Ado Ekiti Efon Ekiti East Ekiti South-West Ekiti West Emure Gbonyin Ido Osi Ijero Ikere Ikole Ilejemeje Irepodun/Ifelodun Ise/Orun Moba Oye
Enugu State
Aninri Awgu Enugu East Enugu North Enugu South Ezeagu Igbo Etiti Igbo Eze North Igbo Eze South Isi Uzo Nkanu East Nkanu West Nsukka Oji River Udenu Udi Uzo-Uwani
Gombe State
Akko Balanga Billiri Dukku Funakaye Gombe Kaltungo Kwami Nafada Shongom Yamaltu/Deba
Imo State
Aboh Mbaise Ahiazu Mbaise Ehime Mbano Ezinihitte Ideato North Ideato South Ihitte/Uboma Ikeduru Isiala Mbano Isu Mbaitoli Ngor Okpala Njaba Nkwerre Nwangele Obowo Oguta Ohaji/Egbema Okigwe Orlu Orsu Oru East Oru West Owerri Municipal Owerri North Owerri West Onuimo
Jigawa
Auyo Babura Birniwa Birnin Kudu Buji Dutse Gagarawa Garki Gumel Guri Gwaram Gwiwa Hadejia Jahun Kafin Hausa Kaugama Kazaure Kiri Kasama Kiyawa Maigatari Malam Madori Miga Ringim Roni Sule Tankarkar Taura Yankwashi
Kaduna State
Birnin Gwari Chikun Giwa Igabi Ikara Jaba Jema'a Kachia Kaduna North Kaduna South Kagarko Kajuru Kaura Kauru Kubau Kudan Lere Makarfi Sabon Gari Sanga Soba Zangon Kataf Zaria
Kano State
Ajingi Albasu Bagwai Bebeji Bichi Bunkure Dala Dambatta Dawakin Kudu Dawakin Tofa Doguwa Fagge Gabasawa Garko Garun Mallam Gaya Gezawa Gwale Gwarzo Kabo Kano Municipal Karaye Kibiya Kiru Kumbotso Ghari Kura Madobi Makoda Minjibir Nasarawa Rano Rimin Gado Rogo Shanono Sumaila Takai Tarauni Tofa Tsanyawa Tudun Wada Ungogo Warawa Wudil
Katsina State
Bakori Batagarawa Batsari Baure Bindawa Charanchi Dandume Danja Dan Musa Daura Dutsi Dutsin Ma Faskari Funtua Ingawa Jibia Kafur Kaita Kankara Kankia Katsina Kurfi Kusada Mai'Adua Malumfashi Mani Mashi Matazu Musawa Rimi Sabuwa Safana Sandamu Zango
Kebbi State
Aleiro Arewa-Dandi Argungu Augie Bagudo Birnin Kebbi Bunza Dandi Fakai Gwandu Jega Kalgo Koko/Besse Maiyama Ngaski Sakaba Shanga Suru Wasagu/Danko Yauri Zuru
Kogi State
Adavi Ajaokuta Ankpa Bassa Dekina Ibaji Idah Igalamela-Odolu Kabba/Bunu Mopa-Muro Ijumu Yagba West Yagba East Ofu Okene Okehi Lokoja Ogori/Magongo Olamaboro Omala Kogi
Kwara State
Ekiti Ifelodun Ilorin East Ilorin West Irepodun Isin Kaiama Moro Offa Oke Ero Oyun Pategi Baruten Asa Edu Ilorin South
Lagos State
Agege Ajeromi-Ifelodun Alimosho Amuwo-Odofin Apapa Badagry Epe Eti Osa Ibeju-Lekki Ifako-Ijaiye Ikeja Ikorodu Kosofe Lagos Island Lagos Mainland Mushin Ojo Oshodi-Isolo Shomolu Surulere
Nasarawa State
Akwanga Awe Doma Karu Lafia keana Obi Kokona Keffi Nasarawa Nasarawa Eggon Wamba Toto
Niger State
Agaie Agwara Bida Borgu Bosso Chanchaga Edati Gbako Gurara Katcha Kontagora Lapai Lavun Magama Mariga Mashegu Mokwa Munya Paikoro Rafi Rijau Shiroro Suleja Tafa Wushishi
Ogun State
Abeokuta North Abeokuta South Ado-Odo/Ota Ewekoro Ifo Ijebu North Ijebu North East Ijebu Ode Ijebu East Ilishan-Remo Ikenne Imeko Afon Ipokia Obafemi Owode Odeda Odogbolu Ogun Waterside Remo North Shagamu Yewa North Yewa South Isara
Ondo State
Akoko North-East Akoko North-West Akoko South-East Akoko South-West Akure North Akure South Ese Odo Ifedore Idanre Ilaje Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Irele Odigbo Okitipupa Ondo West Ondo East Ose Owo
Osun State
Aiyedaade Aiyedire Atakunmosa East Atakunmosa West Boluwaduro Boripe Ede North Ede South Egbedore Ejigbo Ife Central Ife East Ife North Ife South Ifedayo Ifelodun Isokan Obokun Irewole Ola-Oluwa Olorunda Ilesa West Ilesa East Odo-Otin Ila Oriade Orolu Irepodun Iwo Osogbo
Oyo State
Afijio Akinyele Ibadan North Ibadan North-East Ibadan North-West Ibadan South-East Ibadan South-West Ibarapa Central Ibarapa East Ibarapa North Ido Irepo Iwajowa Iseyin Itesiwaju Ogbomosho North Ogbomosho South Ogo Oluwa Olorunsogo Oluyole Ona Ara Orelope Orire Atisbo Saki West Saki East Egbeda Lagelu Atiba Oyo East Oyo West
Plateau State
Barkin Ladi Bassa Bokkos Jos East Jos North Jos South Kanam Kanke Langtang North Langtang South Mangu Mikang Pankshin Qua'an-Pan Riyom Shendam Wase
Rivers State
Abua-Odual Ahoada East Ahoada West Akuku Toru Andoni Asari Toru Bonny Degema Eleme Emohua Etche Gokana Ikwerre Khana Obio-Akpor Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Ogu-Bolo Okirika Omuma Opobo-Nkoro Oyigbo Port Harcourt Tai
Sokoto State
Binji Bodinga Dange Shuni Gada Sokoto South Sokoto North Gwadabawa Wamakko Tangaza Bodinga Sabon Birni Isah Rabah Silame Wurno Goronyo Illela Gudu Tureta Tambuwal Kware
Taraba State
Ardo Kola Bali Donga Gashaka Gassol Ibi Jalingo Karim Lamido Kurmi Lau Sardauna Takum Ussa Wukari Yorro Zing
Yobe State
Bade Bursali Damaturu Fika Fune Geidam Gujba Gulani Jakusko Karasuwa Machina Nangere Nguru Potiskum Tarmuwa Yunusari Yusufari
Zamfara State
Anka Bakuka Birnin Magaji/Kiyaw Bukkuyum Bungudu Tsafe Gummi Gusau Kaura-Namoda Maradun Maru Shinkafi Talata-Mafara Zurmi
Federal Capital Territory
Abaji Abuja Municipal Area Council Kwali Kuje Bwari Gwagwalada
See also Lists of villages in Nigeria
References
External links Postcodes.NG - comprehensive directory of LGAs, districts and villages in Nigeria Postcodes.NG - map of LGAs with boundaries
Online Nigeria Sustainable Urban Development and Good Governance in Nigeria Thomas Brinkhoff: NIGERIA: Administrative Division (interactive map), in www.citypopulation.de Local Government Areas In Nigeria By State: A comprehensive list of all local government areas (LGAs) in Nigeria and their respective states.