Local Governance Accountability Portal

The LGA portal was created by Agora Policy and partners with support from MacArthur Foundation to strengthen accountability and governance in Nigeria’s 774 local government areas. It provides free access federation allocations to the local councils from May 1999 till date as well as details of councils and their elected officials.

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Tofa LGA of Kano State
Population: 98,603

Tofa is located in the Kano North Senatorial District, with its headquarters in Tofa Town. The LGA had a population of 98,603 in 2006, rising to an estimated 162,200 by 2022. Tofa has a land area of 208.6 square kilometers, and the population density as of 2022 was 777.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Tofa’s economy is primarily based on agricul...

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Tsanyawa LGA of Kano State
Population: 157,730

Tsanyawa Local Government Area (LGA) is headquartered in Tsanyawa Town and is situated within the Kano North Senatorial District. The population was recorded as 157,730 in the 2006 census and was estimated to have increased to 259,400 by 2022. Tsanyawa LGA encompasses a land area of 544.1 square kilometers, resulting in a population density of app...

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