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Do not fill this in! {{short description|First-level administrative subdivisions of the Federal Republic of Nigeria}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox subdivision type | name = Nigeria | alt_name = | map = [[File:Nigeria location map.svg|300px]] | category = [[Federation]] | territory = [[Nigeria]] | current_number = 36 | population_range = 1,704,358 ([[Bayelsa State]]) β 9,401,288 ([[Lagos State]])<br/>Mean: 5,300,000 | area_range = {{Convert|1381|sqmi|abbr=on|order=flip}} ([[Lagos State]]) β {{Convert|29484|sqmi|abbr=on|order=flip}} ([[Niger State]])<br/>Mean: {{Convert|9907|sqmi|abbr=on|order=flip}} | government = [[State government]] | subdivision = [[Local government areas of Nigeria|Local Government Area]] (LGA) }} {{Politics of Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]] is a [[federation]] of 36 states. Each of the 36 states is a semi-autonomous political unit that shares powers with the federal government as enumerated under the [[Constitution of Nigeria|Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria]]. The [[Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)|Federal Capital Territory]] (FCT), is the capital territory of Nigeria, and it is in this territory that the capital city of [[Abuja]] is located.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federal Capital Territory (FCT) {{!}} Location & Geography {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Abuja-federal-capital-territory-Nigeria |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> The FCT is not a state. It is a territory of the Federal Government, administered by Ministers of Government appointed by the President who supervises by the administration of the territory. Each state is subdivided into [[Local government areas of Nigeria|local government areas]] (LGAs). There are 774 local governments in Nigeria.<ref>[http://www.usaid.gov/ng/admin_divisions.htm "USAID Nigeria mission: Nigeria administrative divisions"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113033138/http://www.usaid.gov/ng/admin_divisions.htm |date=2007-01-13 }} United States Agency for International Development, October 2004, last accessed 21 April 2010</ref> Under the constitution, the 36 states are co-equal but not supreme because [[sovereignty]] resides with the federal government. The constitution can be amended by the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly]], but each amendment must be ratified by two-thirds of the 36 states of the federation. == Current states and the Federal Capital Territory == {{Nigeria states map}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ States of Nigeria |-style=line-height:1.3 !scope="col" rowspan=2| Name !scope="col" rowspan=2|[[ISO 3166-2:NG|ISO<br />3166-2<br />code]] !scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan=2| Seal !scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan=2| Location !scope="col" colspan=2| City !scope="col" rowspan=2| [[Geopolitical zones of Nigeria|Geopolitical<br/>zone]] !scope="col" rowspan=2| Area !scope="col" rowspan=2| Population<br />(2019<br />estimate)<ref>[https://nigerianstat.gov.ng/download/1241121 Demographic Statistics Bulletin 2020]</ref> |- !scope="col"|Capital !scope="col"|Largest |- !scope="row"|[[Abia State|Abia]] |AB |[[File:Abia State Coat of Arms.gif|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Abia.svg|80px]] |[[Umuahia]] |[[Aba, Nigeria|Aba]] |[[South East (Nigeria)|South East]] |{{convert|6320|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,841,943 |- !scope="row"|[[Adamawa State|Adamawa]] |AD |[[File:Seal of Adamawa State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Adamawa.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Yola, Nigeria|Yola]] |[[North East (Nigeria)|North East]] |{{convert|36917|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,536,948 |- !scope="row"|[[Akwa Ibom State|Akwa Ibom]] |AK |[[File:The Emblem of Akwa Ibom State.jpg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Akwa Ibom.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Uyo]] |[[South South]] |{{convert|7081|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,780,581 |- !scope="row"|[[Anambra State|Anambra]] |AN | |[[File:Nigeria - Anambra.svg|80px]] |[[Awka]] |[[Onitsha]] |[[South East (Nigeria)|South East]] |{{convert|4844|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,599,910 |- !scope="row"|[[Bauchi State|Bauchi]] |BA |[[File:BAUCHI state coat.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Bauchi.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Bauchi]] |[[North East (Nigeria)|North East]] |{{convert|45893|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |7,540,663 |- !scope="row"|[[Bayelsa State|Bayelsa]] |BY | |[[File:Nigeria - Bayelsa.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Yenagoa]] |[[South South]] |{{convert|10773|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |2,394,725 |- !scope="row"|[[Benue State|Benue]] |BE |[[File:Seal of Benue State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Benue.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Makurdi]] |[[North Central (Nigeria)|North Central]] |{{convert|34059|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,787,706 |- !scope="row"|[[Borno State|Borno]] |BO |[[File:Seal of Borno State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Borno.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Maiduguri]] |[[North East (Nigeria)|North East]] |{{convert|70898|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,751,590 |- !scope="row"|[[Cross River State|Cross River]] |CR |[[File:Coat of arms state Cross River.jpg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Cross River.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Calabar]] |[[South South]] |{{convert|20156|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,175,020 |- !scope="row"|[[Delta State|Delta]] |DE | |[[File:Nigeria - Delta.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Asaba]] |[[South South]] |{{convert|17698|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,307,543 |- !scope="row"|[[Ebonyi State|Ebonyi]] |EB |[[File:Seal of Ebonyi State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Ebonyi.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Abakaliki]] |[[South East (Nigeria)|South East]] |{{convert|6400|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,007,155 |- !scope="row"|[[Edo State|Edo]] |ED |[[File:Seal of Edo State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Edo.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Benin City]] |[[South South]] |{{convert|19559|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,461,137 |- !scope="row"|[[Ekiti State|Ekiti]] |EK | |[[File:Nigeria - Ekiti.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Ado Ekiti]] |[[South West (Nigeria)|South West]] |{{convert|6353|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,350,401 |- !scope="row"|[[Enugu State|Enugu]] |EN |[[File:Enugu state Coat of Arms.jpg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Enugu.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Enugu]] |[[South East (Nigeria)|South East]] |{{convert|13161|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,396,098 |- !scope="row"|[[Gombe State|Gombe]] |GO | |[[File:Nigeria - Gombe.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Gombe, Nigeria|Gombe]] |[[North East (Nigeria)|North East]] |{{convert|18768|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,623,462 |- !scope="row"|[[Imo State|Imo]] |IM |[[File:Seal 2014-06-25 00-44.jpg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Imo.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Owerri]] |[[South East (Nigeria)|South East]] |{{convert|5530|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,167,722 |- !scope="row"|[[Jigawa State|Jigawa]] |JI |[[File:Coats of arms of None.svg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Jigawa.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Dutse]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|23154|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |6,779,080 |- !scope="row"|[[Kaduna State|Kaduna]] |KD | |[[File:Nigeria - Kaduna.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Kaduna]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|46053|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |8,324,285 |- !scope="row"|[[Kano State|Kano]] |KN |[[File:Seal of Kano.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Kano.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Kano (city)|Kano]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|20131|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |14,253,549 |- !scope="row"|[[Katsina State|Katsina]] |KT | |[[File:Nigeria - Katsina.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Katsina]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|24192|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |9,300,382 |- !scope="row"|[[Kebbi State|Kebbi]] |KE |[[File:Seal of Kebbi State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Kebbi.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Birnin Kebbi]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|36800|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,001,610 |- !scope="row"|[[Kogi State|Kogi]] |KO | |[[File:Nigeria - Kogi.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Lokoja]] |[[North Central (Nigeria)|North Central]] |{{convert|29833|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,153,734 |- !scope="row"|[[Kwara State|Kwara]] |KW | |[[File:Nigeria - Kwara.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Ilorin]] |[[North Central (Nigeria)|North Central]] |{{convert|36825|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,259,613 |- !scope="row"|[[Lagos State|Lagos]] |LA |[[File:Lagos Seal.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Lagos.svg|80px]] |[[Ikeja]] |[[Lagos]] |[[South West (Nigeria)|South West]] |{{convert|3577|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |12,772,884 |- !scope="row"|[[Nasarawa State|Nasarawa]] |NA |[[File:Seal of Nasarawa State.svg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Nasarawa.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Lafia]] |[[North Central (Nigeria)|North Central]] |{{convert|26256|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |2,632,239 |- !scope="row"|[[Niger State|Niger]] |NI | |[[File:Nigeria - Niger.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Minna]] |[[North Central (Nigeria)|North Central]] |{{convert|76363|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |6,220,617 |- !scope="row"|[[Ogun State|Ogun]] |OG | |[[File:Nigeria - Ogun.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Abeokuta]] |[[South West (Nigeria)|South West]] |{{convert|16981|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,945,275 |- !scope="row"|[[Ondo State|Ondo]] |ON |[[File:Seal of Ondo State.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Ondo.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Akure]] |[[South West (Nigeria)|South West]] |{{convert|15500|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,969,707 |- !scope="row"|[[Osun State|Osun]] |OS | |[[File:Nigeria - Osun.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Osogbo]] |[[South West (Nigeria)|South West]] |{{convert|9251|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,237,396 |- !scope="row"|[[Oyo State|Oyo]] |OY |[[File:Oyo State Coat of Arms.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Oyo.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Ibadan]] |[[South West (Nigeria)|South West]] |{{convert|28454|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |7,512,855 |- !scope="row"|[[Plateau State|Plateau]] |PL | |[[File:Nigeria - Plateau.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Jos]] |[[North Central (Nigeria)|North Central]] |{{convert|30913|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |4,400,974 |- !scope="row"|[[Rivers State|Rivers]] |RI | |[[File:Nigeria - Rivers.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Port Harcourt]] |[[South South]] |{{convert|11077|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |7,034,973 |- !scope="row"|[[Sokoto State|Sokoto]] |SO | |[[File:Nigeria - Sokoto.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Sokoto]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|25973|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,863,187 |- !scope="row"|[[Taraba State|Taraba]] |TA |[[File:Taraba State Coat of Arms.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Taraba.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Jalingo]] |[[North East (Nigeria)|North East]] |{{convert|54473|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,331,885 |- !scope="row"|[[Yobe State|Yobe]] |YO |[[File:Yobe State Government.png|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Yobe.svg|80px]] |[[Damaturu]] |[[Potiskum]] |[[North East (Nigeria)|North East]] |{{convert|45502|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |3,398,177 |- !scope="row"|[[Zamfara State|Zamfara]] |ZA |[[File:Seal of Zamfara State Government.jpg|50px]] |[[File:Nigeria - Zamfara.svg|80px]] |colspan=2|[[Gusau]] |[[North West (Nigeria)|North West]] |{{convert|39762|km2|sqmi|abbr=unit|sortable=on}} |5,317,793 |} == Evolution of Nigerian administrative divisions == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! Events !! Map |- | '''1960β1963'''|| At the time of independence in 1960, Nigeria was a [[federal state]] of three regions: [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern]], [[Western Region, Nigeria|Western]], and [[Eastern Region, Nigeria|Eastern]]. Additionally, [[Provinces of Nigeria|provinces]], which were a legacy of [[Colonial Nigeria|colonial and protectorate times]], remained extant until they were abolished in 1976.|| [[File:Nigeria 1960-1963.png|300px|right]] |- | '''1963β1967'''|| In 1963, a new region, the [[Mid-Western Region (Nigeria)|Mid-Western Region]], was created from the Western Region. || [[File:Nigeria 1963-1967.png|300px|right]] |- | '''1967β1976'''|| In 1967, the regions were replaced by 12 states by military decree. From 1967 to 1970 the Eastern Region attempted to secede, as a nation called [[Biafra]] during the [[Nigerian Civil War|Nigerian civil war]]. || [[File:Nigeria states-1967-1976.png|300px|right]] |- | '''1976β1987'''|| In 1976, seven new states were created, making 19 altogether.<ref name="Kraxberger">Kraxberger, Brennan (2005) "Strangers, Indigenes and Settlers: Contested Geographies of Citizenship in Nigeria" ''Space and Polity'' 9(1): pp. 9β27, pages 10, 11, & 15</ref>|| [[File:Nigeria states-1976-1987.png|300px|right]] |- | '''1987β1991'''|| During this period, there were 21 states and the [[Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)|Federal Capital Territory]]. || [[File:Nigeria states 1987-1991.png|300px|right]] |- | '''1991β1996'''|| During this period, there were 30 states and the [[Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)|Federal Capital Territory]]. The Federal Capital Territory was established in 1991. In 1987 two new states were established, followed by another nine in 1991, bringing the total to 30. The latest change, in 1996, resulted in the present number of 36 states. || [[File:Nigeria 1991-1996.png|300px|right]] |- |} ==Government== States of [[Nigeria]] have the right to organize and structure their individual governments in any way within the parameters set by the [[Constitution of Nigeria]]. ===Legislature=== At the state level, the legislature is [[Unicameralism|unicameral]], with the number of its members equal to three times the number of legislators it has in the [[House of Representatives (Nigeria)|Federal House of Representatives]]. It has the power to legislate on matters on the concurrent list. ===Executive=== At the state level, the head of the executive is the governor, who has the power to appoint people to the state executive council, subject to the advice and consent of the state house of assembly (legislature). The head of a ministry at the state level is the commissioner, who is assisted by a permanent secretary, who is also a senior civil servant of the state. ===Judiciary=== The Judiciary is one of the co-equal arms of the state government concerned with the interpretation of the laws of the state government. The judiciary is headed by the chief justice of the state appointed by the governor subject to the approval of the state house of assembly.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Shetreet|first1=Shimon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jEG0KVCu_soC&pg=PA254 |title=Judicial Independence: The Contemporary Debate|last2=DeschΓͺnes|first2=Jules|date=1985-01-01|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff Publishers|isbn=978-90-247-3182-4|language=en}}</ref> ==Chronology== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |- !colspan=2|Regions !colspan=5|States |- |style="width:6em"|'''1960''' |style="width:6em"|'''1963''' |style="width:6em"|'''1967''' |style="width:6em"|'''1976''' |style="width:6em"|'''1987''' |style="width:6em"|'''1991''' |'''1996''' |- |rowspan=10 colspan=2|[[Eastern Region, Nigeria|Eastern]] |rowspan=2 colspan=1|[[South-Eastern State, Nigeria|South-Eastern]] |rowspan=2 colspan=1|[[Cross River State|Cross River]] |colspan=3|[[Akwa Ibom State|Akwa Ibom]] |- |colspan=3|[[Cross River State|Cross River]] |- |rowspan=6|[[East Central State, Nigeria|East Central]] |rowspan=3 colspan=2|[[Imo State|Imo]] |colspan=2|[[Imo State|Imo]] |- |colspan=2|[[Abia State|Abia]] |- |rowspan=2|[[Ebonyi State|Ebonyi]] |- |rowspan=3 colspan=2|[[Anambra State|Anambra]] |rowspan=2|[[Enugu State|Enugu]] |- |[[Enugu State|Enugu]] |- |colspan=2|[[Anambra State|Anambra]] |- |rowspan=2 colspan=4|[[Rivers State|Rivers]] |[[Bayelsa State|Bayelsa]] |- |[[Rivers State|Rivers]] |- |rowspan=8|[[Western Region, Nigeria|Western]] |rowspan=2 colspan=2 |[[Mid-Western Region, Nigeria|Mid-Western]] |rowspan=2 colspan=2 |[[Bendel State|Bendel]] |colspan=2|[[Delta State|Delta]] |- |colspan=2|[[Edo State|Edo]] |- |rowspan=6|[[Western Region, Nigeria|Western]] |colspan=5|[[Lagos State|Lagos]] |- |rowspan=5|[[Western Region, Nigeria|Western]] |colspan=4|[[Ogun State|Ogun]] |- |rowspan=2 colspan=3|[[Ondo State|Ondo]] |[[Ekiti State|Ekiti]] |- |[[Ondo State|Ondo]] |- |rowspan=2 colspan=2|[[Oyo State|Oyo]] |colspan=2|[[Osun State|Osun]] |- |colspan=2|[[Oyo State|Oyo]] |- |rowspan=20 colspan=2|[[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern]] |rowspan=4|[[Benue-Plateau State|Benue-Plateau]] |rowspan=2 colspan=3|[[Plateau State|Plateau]] |[[Nasarawa State|Nasarawa]] |- |[[Plateau State|Plateau]] |- |rowspan=2 colspan=2|[[Benue State|Benue]] |colspan=2|[[Benue State|Benue]] |- |colspan=2 rowspan=2|[[Kogi State|Kogi]] |- |rowspan=2 colspan=3|[[Kwara State|Kwara]] |- |colspan=2 |[[Kwara State|Kwara]] |- |rowspan=2 colspan=3|[[Kano State|Kano]] |colspan=2|[[Jigawa State|Jigawa]] |- |colspan=2|[[Kano State|Kano]] |- |rowspan=2|[[Kaduna State|North Central]] |rowspan=2 colspan=1|[[Kaduna State|Kaduna]] |colspan=3|[[Kaduna State|Kaduna]] |- |colspan=3|[[Katsina State|Katsina]] |- |rowspan=4|[[North-Western State|North Western]] |colspan=4|[[Niger State|Niger]] |- |rowspan=3 colspan=2|[[Sokoto State|Sokoto]] |colspan=2|[[Kebbi State|Kebbi]] |- |rowspan=2|[[Sokoto State|Sokoto]] |[[Sokoto State|Sokoto]] |- |[[Zamfara State|Zamfara]] |- |rowspan=6|[[North-Eastern State|North Eastern]] |rowspan=2 colspan=3|[[Bauchi State|Bauchi]] |[[Bauchi State|Bauchi]] |- |[[Gombe State|Gombe]] |- |rowspan=2 colspan=2|[[Borno State|Borno]] |colspan=2|[[Borno State|Borno]] |- |colspan=2|[[Yobe State|Yobe]] |- |rowspan=2 colspan=2|[[Gongola State|Gongola]] |colspan=2|[[Adamawa State|Adamawa]] |- |colspan=2|[[Taraba State|Taraba]] |} ==See also== {{Portal|Nigeria}} *[[List of Nigerian states by population]] *[[ISO 3166-2:NG]] *[[List of state governors of Nigeria]] ==Notes== {{Reflist}} ==Sources== * {{cite book|author1= Gboyega Ajayi|year= 2007|title= The military and the Nigerian state, 1966β1993: a study of the strategies of political power control|publisher= Africa World Press|location= [[Trenton, New Jersey]]|isbn= 978-1-59221-568-3}} * {{cite book|author1= Solomon Akhere Benjamin|year= 1999|title= The 1996 state and local government reorganizations in Nigeria|publisher= Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research|location= [[Ibadan]]|isbn=978-181-238-9}} * {{cite book|author1= Rotimi T. Suberu|year= 1994|title= 1991 state and local government reorganizations in Nigeria|publisher= Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan|location= [[Ibadan]]|isbn= 978-2015-28-8}} == External links == * {{statoids|id=ung|title= New States of Nigeria}} * [http://www.naijaeforum.com/news/ Headline News in Nigeria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820132728/http://naijaeforum.com/news/ |date=2018-08-20 }} States [https://thenigerianinfo.com/states-and-capital-in-nigeria-slogans-current-governors/ States And Capital In Nigeria, Their Slogans & Current Governors] A comprehensive list of all states in Nigeria and their current governors. {{Nigeria states}} {{NigerianStateLists}} {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries}} [[Category:States of Nigeria| ]] [[Category:Subdivisions of Nigeria]] [[Category:Lists of subdivisions of Nigeria|States]] [[Category:Administrative divisions in Africa|Nigeria 1]] [[Category:First-level administrative divisions by country|States, Nigeria]] [[Category:States of Nigeria-related lists| ]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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