Bassa LGA, Kogi State

Bassa local government area was created in 1976 which is a re-establishment of the Bassa Native Authority that was created by the colonial administration around 1900 with its headquarters in the town of Oguma in Kogi East Senatorial District. Geographically, Bassa LGA is boarded to the North by River Benue to the West by River Niger, to the East by Omala Local Government and to the South by Dekina Local Government.  It covers an area of 1,929 km², with a population of 139,687 as of the 2006 census, projected to rise to 188,300 in 2022 with a density of 97.60/km²  . Bassa has three major tribes: Bassa-Komo, Bassa-nge, and Egbira koto. Bassa local government area has a rich agricultural heritage with crops such as yam, cassava, rice, guinea corn, millet, beneseed, groundnut, soya beans etc are produced in high quantities annually. The area is also rich in aquaculture with the presence of numerous ponds and rivers for fishing escapades. The postal code for Bassa LGA is 272 with its coordinates at 7°54′N 7°03′E .

FAAC Statutory Allocation Ledger
Cumulative FAAC Allocation (1999 - 2026)
NGN 44,980,773,809.40
Current Year Funding
16.7% DISBURSED
FISCAL MONTH
NET ALLOCATION
VARIANCE
February 2026
NGN 490,380,822.83
-8.8%
January 2026
NGN 537,961,340.96
-3.9%
December 2025
NGN 559,769,325.98
+10.5%
November 2025
NGN 506,719,210.80
-10.7%
October 2025
NGN 567,691,972.75
-1.4%
September 2025
NGN 575,491,341.76
+0.0%

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