Local government areas of Nigeria

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 Uyo • Ibeno • Ibesikpo Asutan • Ibiono-Ibom • Ika • Ikono • Ikot Abasi (village) • Ikot Ekpene • Ini • Itu • Mbo • Mkpat-Eni • Nsit-Atai • Nsit-Ibom • Nsit-Ubium • Obot Akara • Okobo • 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 • Damban • 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 • Kunchi • 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 • 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 • Isanlu • 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 • Ori-Ade • Orolu • Irepodun • Iwo • Osogbo ===Oyo State=== • Afijio • Ibadan North • Ibadan North-East • Ibadan North-West • Ibadan South-East • Ibadan South-West • Ibarapa Central • Ibarapa East • Ibarapa North • Ido • Irepo • Iwajowa • 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 • Bursari • 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==