#
|
State
|
Capital
|
# of LGs
|
1
|
ABIA
|
UMUAHIA
|
17
|
2
|
ADAMAWA
|
YOLA
|
21
|
3
|
AKWA-IBOM
|
UYO
|
31
|
4
|
ANAMBRA
|
AWKA
|
21
|
5
|
BAUCHI
|
BAUCHI
|
20
|
6
|
BAYELSA
|
YENAGOA
|
8
|
7
|
BENUE
|
MAKURDI
|
22
|
8
|
BORNO
|
MAIDUGIRI
|
27
|
9
|
CROSS RIVER
|
CALABAR
|
18
|
10
|
DELTA
|
ASABA
|
25
|
11
|
EBONYI
|
ABAKILIKI
|
12
|
12
|
EDO
|
BENIN CITY
|
18
|
13
|
EKITI
|
ADO-EKITI
|
16
|
14
|
ENUGU
|
ENUGU
|
17
|
15
|
GOMBE
|
GOMBE
|
11
|
16
|
IMO
|
OWERRI
|
27
|
17
|
JIGAWA
|
DUTSE
|
27
|
18
|
KADUNA
|
KADUNA
|
23
|
19
|
KANO
|
KANO
|
44
|
20
|
KATSINA
|
KATSINA
|
34
|
21
|
KEBBI
|
BIRNIN KEBBI
|
22
|
22
|
KOGI
|
LOKOJA
|
20
|
23
|
KWARRA
|
ILORIN
|
16
|
24
|
LAGOS
|
IKEJA
|
20
|
25
|
NASSARAWA
|
LAFIA
|
13
|
26
|
NIGER
|
MINNA
|
25
|
27
|
OGUN
|
ABEOKUTA
|
19
|
28
|
ONDO
|
AKURE
|
18
|
29
|
OSUN
|
OSHOGBO
|
28
|
30
|
OYO
|
IBADAN
|
32
|
31
|
PLATEAU
|
JOS
|
17
|
32
|
RIVERS
|
PORT-HARCOURT
|
22
|
33
|
SOKOTO
|
SOKOTO
|
22
|
34
|
TARABA
|
JALINGO
|
15
|
35
|
YOBE
|
DAMATURU
|
17
|
36
|
ZAMFARA
|
GUSAU
|
14
|
Abuja
|
FCT
|
6
|
|
Total no. of
Local governments
|
765
|
Nigeria States and number of LGA
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