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. 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.
The functions of local governments are detailed in the Nigerian constitution and include the following:[2]
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Lists of villages in Nigeria Rafin zurfi
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Articles on second-level administrative divisions of African countries
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