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Assessing The Joint Effects of Financial Autonomy and Revenue Generation on Service Delivery in Selected Local Governments in Lagos and Oyo States, Nigeria

Service delivery in Nigeria is constrained by inadequate local government autonomy and insufficient revenue generation.The revenue generated by local governments, as well as its utilization for service provision, has been largely ineffective and has failed to make meaningful impacts on citizens within these local government areas.This study therefore examined the joint effect of financial autonomy and revenue generation on service delivery in two essential sectors -primary education and primary healthcare services -in selected local governments in Lagos and Oyo States, South-West Nigeria.The s…