Nigeria is presently made up of 36 states, 774 native authorities areas and Abuja because the federal capital territory. The nation state is held collectively by its physical boundaries, its authorities, and the fact that the folks consider they are linked to one another. Depending on state legislation and native circumstance, a township might or is probably not integrated, and the degree of authority over native government providers may range tremendously.

All the states are divided into counties or county-equivalents for administrative purposes, though not all counties or county-equivalents have an organized county government...