1 Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria 2 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria 3 Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria 4 Haematology Department, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City,...

This paper examines local governm shift in its discussion and findings. The paper as its objectives tackled the concept of local government, evolution of local government administration in Nigeria, the constitution and local government administration in Nigeria and the controversy over local government autonomy in Nigeria. To achieve this, the paper adopted the use of secondary sources and data...