State Information, Demography and Statistics
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STATE
1.Abia
2.Adamawa
3.Akwa-Ibom
4.Anambra
5.Bauchi
6.Bayelsa
7.Benue
8.Borno
9.Cross River
10.Delta
11.Ebonyi
12.Edo
13.Ekiti
14.Enugu
15.Gombe
16.Imo
17.Jigawa
18.Kaduna
19.Kano
20.Kastina
21.Kebbi
22.Kogi
23.Kwara
24.Lagos
25.Nasarawa
26.Niger
27.Ogun
28.Ondo
29.Osun
30.Oyo
31.Plateau
32.Rivers
33.Sokoto
34.Taraba
35.Yobe
36.Zamfara
.Abuja
CAPITAL
Umuahia
Yola
Uyo
Awka
Bauchi
Yenogoa
Makurdi
Maiduguri
Calabar
Asaba
Abakaliki
Benin City
Ado-Ekiti
Enugu
Gombe
Owerri
Dutse
Kaduna
Kano
Kastina
Birnin Kebbi
Lokoja
Iiorin
Ikeja
Lafia
Minna
Abeokuta
Akure
Oshobo
Ibadan
Jos
PortHarcourt
Sokoto
Jalingo
Damaturu
Gusau
LGA
17
21
31
21
20
8
23
27
18
25
13
18
16
17
11
27
27
23
44
34
21
21
16
20
13
25
20
18
30
33
17
23
23
16
17
14
6
CREATED
27 Aug 1991
27 Aug 1991
23 Sep 1987
03 Feb 1976
03 Feb 1976
01 Oct 1996
03 Feb 1976
03 Feb 1976
27 May1967
27 Aug 1991
01 Oct 1996
27 Aug 1991
01 Oct 1996
27 Aug 1991
01 Oct 1996
03 Feb 1976
27 Aug 1991
27 May1967
27 May1967
23 Sep 1987
27 Aug 1991
27 Aug 1991
27 May1967
27 May1967
01 Oct 1996
03 Feb 1976
03 Feb 1976
03 Feb 1976
27 Aug 1991
03 Feb 1976
03 Feb 1976
27 May1967
03 Feb 1976
27 Aug 1991
27 Aug 1991
01 Oct 1996
03 Feb. 1976
AREA
52,437sq/km
36,917sq/km
7,018sq/km
4,416sq/km
45,837sq/km
10,773sq/km
34,059sq/km
70,898sq/km
17,802sq/km
17,698sq/km
5,530sq/km
17,802sq/km
6,353sq/km
7,161sq/km
18,768sq/km
5,768sq/km
23,184sq/km
46,053sq/km
20,131sq/km
24,192sq/km
36,800sq/km
29,833sq/km
36,825sq/km
3,577sq/km
27,117sq/km
34,059sq/km
16,226sq/km
14,606sq/km
9,251sq/km
27,249sq/km
30,553sq/km
11,077sq/km
25,973sq/km
54,473sq/km
34,059sq/km
39,762sq/km
7,315sq/km
POPULATION
2,833,999
3,168,101
3,920,208
4,182,032
4,076,465
1,703,358
4,291,244
4,151,193
2,888,966
4,098,391
2,173,501
3,218,332
2,384,212
3,257,298
2,353,879
3,934,899
4,348,649
6,066,562
9,383,682
5,792,578
3,238,628
3,278,487
2,371,089
9,013,534
1,863,275
3,950,249
3,728,098
3,441,024
3,423,535
5,591,589
3,178,712
5,185,400
3,696,999
2,300,736
2,321,591
3,259,846
1,405,201
SLOGAN
God’s Own State
Highest Peak of the Nation
Land of Promise
Home for all
Pearl of Tourism
Pride of the Nation
Food Basket of the Nation
Home of Peace
People’s Paradise
The Big Heart
The Salt of the Nation
Heartbeat of the Nation
Fountain of Knowledge
Coal City State
Jewel in the Savannah
Eastern Heartland
The New World
Liberal State
Center of Commerce
Home of Hospitality
Land of Equity
The Confluence State
State of Harmony
Center of Excellence
Home of Solid Minerals
The Power State
The Gateway State
The Sunshine State
State of the Living Spring
The Pacesetters
Home of Peace and Tourism
Treasure Base of the Nation
Seat of the Caliphate
Nature’s Gift of the Nation
The Young shall Grow
Home of Agric Product
Center of Unity
WEBSITE
www.abiastate.gov.ng
www.adamawastate.gov.ng
www.akwaibomstate.gov.ng
www.anambrastate.gov.ng
www.bauchistate.gov.ng
www.bayelsastate.gov.ng
www.benuestate.gov.ng
www.bornostate.gov.ng
www.crossriverstate.gov.ng
www.deltastate.gov.ng
www.ebonyistate.gov.ng
www.edostate.gov.ng
www.ekitistate.gov.ng
www.enugustate.gov.ng
www.gombestate.gov.ng
www.imostate.gov.ng
www.jigawastate.gov.ng
www.kadunastate.gov.ng
www.kanostate.gov.ng
www.kastinastate.gov.ng
www.kebbistate.gov.ng
www.kogistate.gov.ng
www.kwarastate.gov.ng
www.lagosstate.gov.ng
www.nasarawastate.gov.ng
www.nigerstate.gov.ng
www.ogunstate.gov.ng
www.ondostate.gov.ng
www.osunstate.gov.ng
www.oyostate.gov.ng
www.plateaustate.gov.ng
www.riversstate.gov.ng
www.sokotostate.gov.ng
www.tarabastate.gov.ng
www.yobestate.gov.ng
www.zamfarastate.gov.ng
www.fct.gov.ng
GOVERNOR-ELECT
Dr Victor Ikpeazu
Jibrilla Jindow
Emmanuel Udom
Willie Obiano
Mohammed Abubakar
Seriake Dickson
Samuel Ortom
Kashim Shettima
Ben Ayade
Ifeanyi Okowa
Dave Umahi
Godwin Obaseki
Ayodele Fayose
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
Ibrahim Dankwambo
Rochas Okorocha
Badaru Abubakar
Nasirel El-Rufai
Umar Ganduje
Aminu Masari
Atiku Bagudu
Yahaya Bello
AbdulFatah Ahmed
Akinwumi Ambode
Umaru Tanko Al-Makura
Abubakar Sanu-Lulu Bello
Ibikunle Amosun
Rotimi Akeredolu
Rauf Aregbesola
Abiola Ajimobi
Simon Lalong
Nyesom Wike
Aminu Tambuwal
Darius Ishaku
Ibrahim Gaidam
Abdul-Aziz Abubakar
Mohammed Bello
PARTY
PDP
APC
PDP
APGA
APC
PDP
APC
APC
PDP
PDP
PDP
APC
PDP
PDP
PDP
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC
APC
PDP
APC
PDP
APC
APC
ELECTED
2015
2015
2015
2010
2015
2011
2015
2011
2015
2015
2015
2016
2014
2015
2011
2011
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2016
2011
2015
2011
2015
2011
2016
2010
2011
2015
2015
2015
2015
2011
2011
PRECEDED BY
Imo
Gongola
Cross River
Former Anambra
North
Rivers State
Plateau
North-East
Eastern Region
Bendel
Enugu
Bendel
Ondo
Former Anambra
Bauchi
East Central
Kano
North-Central
Northern Region
Kaduna
Sokoto
Kwara/Benue
West Central
Former Lagos
Plateau
North-West
Western Region
Western Region
Oyo
Western Region
Benue
Eastern Region
North West
Gongola
Borno
Sokoto
North Central
