Nigeria has a total of 774 local government areas, but most of these rural areas exist without basic social infrastructure such as accessible roads, water, electricity, hospitals, schools
Nigeria is one of the few countries in Africa which adopted a federal system of government, envisaging autonomy for all tiers of government, including federal, state and local.
By structure, local governments are to be the closest to the people, providing basic services to the grassroots. But ove
```
Members Only
Login or create an account to continue
This article is available to registered BusinessDay readers. Please login if you already have an account, or create a new account to continue reading.
New to BusinessDay? Register now and start reading.
```
