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    State and Capital for Nigeria (36 States in Nigeria with Their Capital)

    adminBy adminJuly 30, 2024Updated:July 30, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read

    The Country Nigeria have a total of 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) making it 37 combined together.

    On this page, we’ve gathered a complete list of all the states in Nigeria with their capital, including FCT. See below for more details on Nigerian States and Capital as at 2023.

    Nigerian State and Capital (36 States)

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    • Nigerian State and Capital (36 States)
      • What is the First Name of Nigeria?
      • What is the Capital of Nigeria?
      • How Many States and Capital do Nigeria Have?
      • What Are the Names of the First 12 States Created in Nigeria?
        • State and Capital in Nigeria
    State Capital City
    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
    Federal Capital Territory Abuja
    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

    What is the First Name of Nigeria?

    Before 1914, Nigeria as a nation being governed by British was identified as: the first section was named The Northern Nigeria Protectorate, and the other half was referred to as the Southern Nigeria Protectorate. However, after the two sections were United in 1960, It was named Nigeria.

    The People of Nigeria as referred to as Nigerians and are considered as one throughout the nation.

    What is the Capital of Nigeria?

    The capital of Nigeria is the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with the presidential house in Abuja.

    How Many States and Capital do Nigeria Have?

    There are total of 36 States in the Nigerian federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) which happens to be the Capital of the republic. FCT is also the headquarter of Aso Rock which is also the presidential villa.

    What Are the Names of the First 12 States Created in Nigeria?

    • Bendel State: Colonel Samuel Ogbemudia
    • Benue-Plateau State: Police Commissoner Joseph Gomwalk
    • Cross River State: Colonel Udoakaha Jacob Esuene
    • East Central State: Colonel Chukwuemeka Ojukwu
    • Kaduna State: Colonel Hassan Usman Katsina
    • Kano State: Colonel Sanni Bello
    • Kwara State: Colonel Ibrahim Taiwo
    • Lagos State: Colonel Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson
    • Northeastern State: Colonel Musa Usman
    • Northwestern State: Police Commissioner Usman Faruk
    • Rivers State: Lieutenant Commander Papayere Diette-Spiff
    • Western State: Colonel Robert Adeyinka Adebayo

    State and Capital in Nigeria

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