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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Yenagoa LGA of Bayelsa State
Population: 352,285

Yenagoa Local Government Area serves as both a local government and the capital city of Bayelsa State, situated in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Its administrative headquarters is in Yenagoa Town, located at 4°55′29″N 6°15′51″E. It is part of the Bayelsa Central Senatorial District. Yenagoa had a population of 352,285 in 2006, which is project...

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Ado LGA of Benue State
Population: 184,389

Ado Local Government Area (LGA), headquartered in Igumale, is located within the Benue South Senatorial District in Benue State, Nigeria. Created in 1976, it spans an area of approximately 991.9 square kilometers. Ado LGA has a population of around 184,389 (2006 census), with a projected increase to 266,200 in 2022.The economy is driven by subsiste...

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