A Complete List of all Local Governments in Nigeria and their States
In Nigeria, a Local Government is seen as the third tier of government that is closest to the people. While the states remain closer to the Federal.
Each Local Government is headed by a chairman who is the Chief Executive and is supported by elected members who serve as councilors.
This discourse will give a comprehensive list of all local government areas in Nigeria and their states.
List of all Local Government Areas in Nigeria and their States
There are 36 states and capital in Nigeria which has 774 Local Government Areas and about 250 ethnic groups and tribes that make up the state.
The table below contains the entire local governments in Nigeria and their states:
| States | State Capitals | Local Government Areas |
| Abuja | F.C.T | Gwagwalada Kuje Abaji Abuja Municipal Bwari Kwali |
| Abia | Umuahia | Aba North Aba South Arochukwu Bende Ikwuano Isiala-Ngwa North Isiala-Ngwa South Isuikwato Obi Nwa Ohafia Osisioma Ngwa Ugwunagbo Ukwa East Ukwa West Umuahia North Umuahia South Umu-Neochi |
| Adamawa | Yola | Demsa Fufore Ganaye Gireri Gombi Guyuk Hong Jada Lamurde Madagali Maiha Mayo-Belwa Michika Mubi North Mubi South NumanShellengSong Toungo Yola North Yola South |
| Akwa Ibom | Uyo | Abak Eastern OboloEket Esit EketEssien Udim Etim Ekpo Etinan Ibeno Ibesikpo Asutan Ibiono Ibom Ika Ikono Ikot Abasi Ikot Ekpene Ini Itu Mbo Mkpat Enin Nsit Atai Nsit Ibom Nsit Ubium Obot Akara Okobo Onna Oron Oruk Anam Udung Uko Ukanafun Uruan Urue-Offong/Oruko Uyo |
| Anambra | Awka | 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 | Bauchi | Alkaleri Bauchi Bogoro Damban Darazo Dass Ganjuwa Giade Itas/Gadau Jama’are Katagum Kirfi Misau Ningi Shira Tafawa-Balewa Toro Warji Zaki |
| Bayelsa | Yenagoa | Brass Ekeremor Kolokuma/Opokuma Nembe Ogbia Sagbama Southern Jaw Yenegoa |
| Benue | Makurdi | Ado Agatu Apa Buruku Gboko Guma Gwer East Gwer West Katsina-Ala Konshisha Kwande Logo Makurdi Obi Ogbadibo Oju Okpokwu Ohimini Oturkpo Tarka Ukum Ushongo Vandeikya |
| Bornu | Maiduguri | 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 | Calabar | Akpabuyo Odukpani Akamkpa Biase Abi Ikom Yarkur Odubra Boki Ogoja Yala Obanliku Obudu Calabar South Etung Bekwara Bakassi Calabar Municipality |
| Delta | Asaba | Oshimili Aniocha Aniocha South Ika South Ika North-East Ndokwa West Ndokwa East Isoko south Isoko North Bomadi Burutu Ughelli South Ughelli North Ethiope West Ethiope East Sapele Okpe Warri North Warri South Uvwie Udu Warri Central Ukwani Oshimili North Patani |
| Ebonyi | Abakaliki | Afikpo South Afikpo North Onicha OhaozaraAbakaliki Ishielu lkwo Ezza Ezza South Ohaukwu Ebonyi Ivo |
| Edo | Benin City | Esan North-East Esan Central Esan West Egor Ukpoba Central Etsako Central Igueben Oredo Ovia SouthWest Ovia South-East Orhionwon Uhunmwonde Etsako East Esan South-East |
| Ekiti | Ado Ekiti | Ado Ekiti-East Ekiti-West Emure/Ise/Orun Ekiti South-West Ikare Irepodun Ijero, Ido/Osi Oye Ikole Moba Gbonyin Efon Ise/Orun Ilejemeje. |
| Enugu | Enugu | Enugu South, Igbo-Eze South Enugu North Nkanu Udi Agwu Oji-River Ezeagu IgboEze North Isi-Uzo Nsukka Igbo-Ekiti Uzo-Uwani Enugu Eas Aninri Nkanu East Udenu. |
| Gombe | Gombe | Akko Balanga Billiri Dukku Kaltungo Kwami Shomgom Funakaye Gombe Zafada/Bajoga Yamaltu/Delta. |
| Imo | Owerri | Aboh-Mbaise Ahiazu-Mbaise Ehime-Mbano Ezinihitte Ideato North Ideato South Ihitte/Uboma Ikeduru Isiala Mbano Isu Mbaitoli Mbaitoli Ngor-Okpala Njaba Nwangele Nkwerre Obowo Oguta Ohaji/Egbema Okigwe Orlu Orsu Oru East Oru West Owerri-Municipal Owerri North Owerri West |
| Jigawa | Dutse | Auyo Babura Birni Kudu Biriniwa Buji Dutse Gagarawa Garki Gumel Guri Gwaram Gwiwa Hadejia Jahun Kafin Hausa Kaugama Kazaure Kiri Kasamma Kiyawa Maigatari Malam Madori Miga Ringim Roni Sule-Tankarkar Taura Yankwashi |
| Kaduna | Kaduna | Birni-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 Zango-Kataf Zaria |
| Kano | Kano | Ajingi Albasu Bagwai Bebeji Bichi Bunkure Dala Dambatta Dawakin Kudu Dawakin Tofa Doguwa Fagge Gabasawa Garko Garum Mallam Gaya Gezawa Gwale Gwarzo Kabo Kano Municipal Karaye Kibiya Kiru Kumbotso Kunchi Kura Madobi Makoda Minjibir Nasarawa Rano Rimin Gado Rogo Shanono Sumaila Takali Tarauni Tofa Tsanyawa Tudun Wada Ungogo Warawa Wudil |
| Katsina | Katsina | 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 Matazuu Musawa Rimi Sabuwa Safana Sandamu Zango |
| Kebbi | Birnin Kebbi | 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 | Lokoja | Adavi Ajaokuta Ankpa Bassa Dekina Ibaji Idah Igalamela-Odolu Ijumu Kabba/Bunu Kogi Lokoja Mopa-Muro Ofu Ogori/Mangongo Okehi Okene Olamabolo Omala Yagba East Yagba West |
| Kwara | Ilorin | Asa Baruten Edu Ekiti Ifelodun Ilorin East Ilorin West Irepodun Isin Kaiama Moro Offa Oke-Ero Oyun Pategi |
| Lagos | Ikeja | Agege Ajeromi-Ifelodun Alimosho Amuwo-Odofin Apapa Badagry Epe Eti-Osa Ibeju/Lekki Ifako-Ijaye Ikeja Ikorodu Kosofe Lagos Island Lagos Mainland Mushin Ojo Oshodi-Isolo Shomolu Surulere |
| Nasarawa | Lafia | Akwanga Awe Doma Karu Keana Keffi Kokona Lafia Nasarawa Nasarawa-Eggon Obi Toto Wamba |
| Niger | Minna | Agaie Agwara Bida Borgu Bosso Chanchaga Edati Gbako Gurara Katcha Kontagora Lapai Lavun Magama Mariga Mashegu Mokwa Muya Pailoro Rafi Rijau Shiroro Suleja Tafa Wushishi |
| Ogun | Abeokuta | Abeokuta North Abeokuta South Ado-Odo/Ota Egbado North Egbado South Ewekoro Ifo Ijebu East Ijebu North Ijebu North East Ijebu Ode Ikenne Imeko-Afon Ipokia Obafemi-Owode Ogun Waterside Odeda Odogbolu Remo North Shagamu |
| Ondo | Akure | Akoko North East Akoko North West Akoko South Akure East Akoko South West Akure North Akure South Ese-Odo Idanre Ifedore Ilaje Ile-Oluji Okeigbo Irele Odigbo Okitipupa Ondo East Ondo West Ose Owo |
| Osun | Oshogbo | Aiyedade Aiyedire Atakumosa East Atakumosa West Boluwaduro Boripe Ede North Ede South Egbedore Ejigbo Ife Central Ife East Ife North Ife South Ifedayo Ifelodun Ila Ilesha East Ilesha West Irepodun Irewole IsokanIwo Obokun Odo-Otin Ola-Oluwa Olorunda Oriade Orolu Osogbo |
| Oyo | Ibadan | Afijio Akinyele Atiba Atigbo Egbeda IbadanCentral Ibadan North Ibadan North West Ibadan South East Ibadan South West Ibarapa Central Ibarapa East Ibarapa North Ido Irepo Iseyin Itesiwaju Iwajowa Kajola Lagelu Ogbomosho North Ogbmosho South Ogo Oluwa Olorunsogo Oluyole Ona-Ara Orelope Ori Ire Oyo East Oyo West Saki East Saki West Surulere |
| Plateau | Jos | Barikin 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 | Port Harcourt | Abua/Odual Ahoada East Ahoada West Akuku Toru Andoni Asari-Toru Bonny Degema Emohua Eleme Etche Gokana Ikwerre Khana Obia/Akpor Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Ogu/Bolo Okrika Omumma Opobo/Nkoro Oyigbo Port-Harcourt Tai |
| Sokoto | Sokoto | Binji Bodinga Dange-shnsi Gada Goronyo Gudu Gawabawa Illela Isa Kware kebbe Rabah Sabon birni Shagari Silame Sokoto North Sokoto South Tambuwal Tqngaza Tureta Wamako Wurno Yabo |
| Taraba | Jalingo | Ardo-kola Bali Donga Gashaka Cassol Ibi Jalingo Karin-Lamido Kurmi Lau Sardauna Takum Ussa Wukari Yorro Zing |
| Yobe | Damaturu | Bade Bursari Damaturu Fika Fune Geidam Gujba Gulani Jakusko Karasuwa Karawa Machina Nangere Nguru Potiskum Tarmua Yunusari Yusufari |
| Zamfara | Gusau | Anka Bakura Birnin Magaji Bukkuyum Bungudu Gummi Gusau Kaura Namoda Maradun Maru Shinkafi Talata Mafara Tsafe Zurmi |
Nigeria is a big country in every sense of the word. It has numerous natural resources and its entire 774 local governments have a unique heritage that is germane for both the national and economic development of the country.
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