*44 local government areas, as listed in the First Schedule, Part I of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999. The list is constitutional, not administrative: a state may create development areas, but only an alteration of the Constitution can create a local government that draws from the Federation Account. Section 162(5)–(8) routes each council's share through a State Joint Local Government Account controlled by the state government — the arrangement the Supreme Court ruled against in Attorney-General of the Federation v. Attorney-General of Abia State & 35 Ors (11 July 2024), holding that allocations must go directly to democratically elected councils.*
The 44 councils#
- 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
Notes on the roster#
44 LGAs — the most of any state, and roughly 5.7% of every LGA-count-weighted naira shared at FAAC. The LGA count, not the population figure, is the single most valuable thing Kano holds in the allocation formula.
References
Sources#
- Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), First Schedule Part I
- INEC local government delimitation register
- Supreme Court of Nigeria, SC/CV/343/2024, judgment of 11 July 2024 (local government financial autonomy)