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36 States of Nigeria
Nigerian State (Capital)
Abia State (Umuahia)
Adamawa State (Yola)
Akwa Ibom State (Uyo)
Anambra State (Awka)
Bauchi State (Bauchi)
Bayelsa State (Yenagoa)
Benue State (Makurdi)
Borno State (Maiduguri)
Cross River State (Calabar)
Delta State (Asaba)
Ebonyi State (Abakaliki)
Edo State (Benin City)
Ekiti State (Ado Ekiti)
Enugu State (Enugu)
Gombe State (Gombe)
Imo State (Owerri)
Jigawa State (Dutse)
Kaduna State (Kaduna)
Kano State (Kano)
Katsina State (Katsina)
Kebbi State (Birnin Kebbi)
Kogi State (Lokoja)
Kwara State (Ilorin)
Lagos State (Ikeja)
Nasarawa State (Lafia)
Niger State (Minna)
Ogun State (Abeokuta)
Ondo State (Akure)
Osun State (Oshogbo)
Oyo State (Ibadan)
Plateau State (Jos)
Rivers State (Port Harcourt)
Sokoto State (Sokoto)
Taraba State (Jalingo)
Yobe State (Damaturu)
Zamfara State (Gusau)
Abuja Federal Capital Territory
Nigeria is a federation of 36 states with federal capital territory - Abuja. The Federal Capital Territory, also known as FCT, is the capital of Nigeria. The Abuja FCT is not a state but is administered by a Federal Minister appointed by the President as part of his cabinet.
Each state in NIgeria is sub-divided into Local Government Areas (LGAs). There are a total of 774 local government areas in Nigeria.
State Creation in Nigeria
At independence in October 1, 1960, Nigeria has three (3) regions:
1) Northern Region
2) Western Region
3) Eastern Region
In 1963, a new region, the Mid-Western Region, was created from the Western Region.
Then four years later in 1967, the regions were replaced by 12 states by military decree by the then Head of State General Yakubu Gowon, namely;
In 1976, seven new states were created by military decree by the then Head of State General Murtala Mohammed bringin the total to 19 states, including the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.
1960 - 1963 (4 Regions)1967 (12 States)1976 (19 States)NORTHERN REGION
North-Western State
North-Eastern S
